When Sleep Becomes Negotiable
Sleep is one of the clearest places where women still treat their own needs as negotiable.
In my last post on sleep, I said I would probably come back to this because it is about more than sleep techniques.
Sleep can get complicated for all kinds of reasons when you share a bed, a room, or a life with other people, but I continue to notice in my conversations with women that they are often the ones paying the price. I relate because I used to compromise my sleep too.
Women are exhausted, waking through the night, dragging themselves through the next day, and still protecting someone else’s comfort, routine, or feelings over their own health.
What Actually Helps at 3 A.M.
We talked about sleep in my women’s group this week, and some of the most helpful takeaways were surprisingly simple.
What we all had in common was waking in the night and then getting stuck once the mind started racing.
What Helps in the Moment
One of the biggest reminders was that bedtime is not the time to solve problems. No planning, no replaying the day, no trying to figure out your life at 3 a.m., because 3 a.m. is not exactly known for its wisdom. If a useful thought comes up, notice it, thank it, and let it go. If it’s truly important, you’ll remember.
