In honor of stress awareness month, let’s pause for a moment to reflect on how stress and sleep are intertwined, and how we can support our clients in their wellness journey. There is a powerful relationship between these two “S” words; making small steps toward reducing stress and sleeping better…

There’s one single piece of advice that’s universal amongst all sleep experts and researchers. It’s to have a consistent bedtime and rising time. This can be frustrating to a modern-day lifestyle, where time freedom is highly valued. What if sleep timing actually could get people closer to their goals of…

Using a sleep journal re-connects a person to their habits and can make a difference in one week. If your clients ever mention a rough night of sleep, that’s your cue to investigate this otherwise undercover aspect of health by using a sleep journal. Sleep is a powerful platform for…

One way to ensure an early enough bedtime (to get the sleep you need) is to eat earlier in the evening. Getting enough sleep is a non-negotiable, essential component to wellness. …

Every human on the planet is born with a magic sleep number. This is the amount of sleep your brain needs to run all of its programs at night. It’s non-negotiable. Think of a washing machine or a dishwasher. What happens if you stop the laundry 20 minutes early? Or…

Turning off screens one hour before bedtime is crucial for deep, restful sleep. It might sound funny, but your body needs a signal that sleep is coming. Part of that signaling is a darker environment (lack of bright light). Instead of thinking of screens as bad or something to eliminate…

For an entire week after we went to Yellowstone National Park (90 minute drive from our home in Southern Montana), my four year old has been asking to be tucked in like a geyser, so he can explode out in the morning. This got me thinking about storing energy and…

Someday I won’t trip over so many things on the floor. But, those cute little shoes won’t be there anymore. Someday the kitchen will be clean for hours all day. But, I won’t share my meals with your sweet face. Someday the hours will pass with nothing to do. I’ll sit here and be missing…

Our sunflower, marigold & veggie babies bend toward the light every day, even if I spin their homes around. I used to bend toward the light, by wanting more energy, more time awake, more time for life! More. These days, I am still pulled toward the light, in the form…