Hope and helplessness go hand in hand. They cannot exist without each other. I’ve observed increases in insomnia with COVID anxiety as feelings of helplessness and hopelessness build. This contributes to sleep problems and many different kinds of sleeping disorders. As anxiety from COVID increases for people, so does nervous …

Feeling stressed? Looking for ways to reduce anxiety and manage insomnia? Week after week, I hear from people about their need to create greater calm in their lives.  We feel confusion and uncertainty surrounding politics, economics, health, and safety. For many, these factors, mixed with obligations and responsibilities like work …

Sleep symptoms show up many different ways. Articles and podcasts give you a lot of different insomnia causes and reasons for why you have difficulty sleeping. Your sleep symptoms might manifest as: Trouble falling asleep Waking up in the night and then it seems to take forever to fall back …

Do you wonder about the meanings of dreams, nightmares, and how they connect us to ourselves? During these unusual and intense times, many people have been reporting an increase of vivid dreams. It makes sense that, as we navigate incredible shifts in our global and daily lives, our unconscious symbolism …

Listening and being heard have taken center stage in the world arena. People subscribe to differing beliefs. The news urges us all to listen carefully. At the same time, we long to feel heard, seen, and understood. In my private practice as a psychologist, hypnotherapist, and somatic experiencing practitioner, I …

Many of us can feel the relationship between sleep and the immune system within our own bodies. When we don’t get enough sleep, our health suffers. We just don’t feel good. Sleeping well has been shown to have a clear impact on strengthening immune function. When we sleep poorly, our …

While self-hypnosis may not yet be mainstream, mindfulness and other forms of meditation have become increasingly common as self-care practices. As we get busier and as life (and technology!) move faster, the need to slow down seems even more important. With everything going on around us, staying “present” with ourselves …