By Ah, sleep. Essential for everyone, but elusive for so many people. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in three American adults don’t get the rest that they need. This chronic exhaustion wreaks havoc on a person– not just physically, but mentally as well. Over the years, there’s been
Light and Sleep: Unlocking a Good Night’s Rest
Sleep and mental health are two peas in a pod. You can’t have one without the other. Entire industries have popped up in trying to help improve our sleep hygiene. Many different factors determine how well we are resting, not the least of which is the complicated relationship between light
Go to Sleep: Your Ultimate Guide for Catching Z’s
It’s a tale as old as time. You slip into bed, shut your eyes, and still, you can’t sleep. The later it becomes, the more you toss and turn, dreading how exhausted you’ll be in the morning. Sleep plays an essential role in our mental health. It can dictate our
What You Should Know About Sleep and Mental Health
Sleep has an enormous effect on our mental health. A huge fraction of our day is spent sprawled out, eyes shut, and useless to the world. Children and toddlers often revolt against going to sleep, but as they grow older, they always want more. Sleep is essential to our core
A Very Special Welcome to this Mental Health Blog
As I write my first post, I wonder to myself… does the world really need another blog? A quick Google search shows that in the United States alone in 2019, there were more than 500 million blogs. The ever-expanding internet is jam-packed with content in every way. You want a
