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Trauma and Anxiety Spirals - How to Get Out of Them When They Strike at Night [Sleep 06]
When fear kicks in, every sense in your body turns up to high alert — ready to engage into fight or flight. We can’t help being triggered by fear, but we can help our response to that fear. This episode takes you through a routine Dr. Kimber uses as a trauma survivor when fear strikes at inopportune time, like out of a deep sleep.
Listen in as Dr. Kimber shares her experiences, science-backed studies, and her tips on how you can get out of the anxiety spiral or trauma reactions.
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Pause: Middle Insomnia SOS [Pause 05]
Welcome to a Pause episode, different from the Sleep episodes where we get into stories and content. In Pause episodes, we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.
In this episode we: ground your body, quiet your mind, and count backwards as needed.
Middle Insomnia: What Wakes Us Up in the Middle of the Night and What To Do About It [Sleep 05]
Most of us have moments of waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep. If this happens repeatedly, night after night, it will take a toll on our mental and physical health.
In this episode, I will address several scenarios that can wake us up in the middle of the night. Here, I’ll discuss what happens with your body when you wake up and how you can approach your sleep according to the why you wake up.