Hi all,
Just popping in to ask how you’re sleeping.
Me? NOT WELL.
I’ve been waking up every night at 3 a.m. for a week. Granted, I’m sick, but this is when I most need sleep. Because I’m suffering, I made this little sleep edition, in case you also suffer.
So, here you go. A special How to Live Sleep Edition. Just for you.
If you missed this 3 a.m. letter I wrote for my friend Adam W, and for us, here it is again.
Must have glasses.
When I wake up in the middle of the night and want to listen to a podcast, I first put on my absolute favorite blue-light blocking glasses, so I don’t disrupt my circadian rhythm any more than it’s been.
I don’t think I could live without this meditation. FULL DISCLOSURE: I only do the first one. It’s about 9 minutes long, I think.
Up next: my three favorite podcasts for sleeping (all from one magical human).
I could listen to Phoebe Judge forever. Her voice is so soothing and safe.
When I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep, I “play again.”
And you? What are your favorite methods to fall asleep, or fall back asleep? Leave them in the comments!
Not Asleep in Brooklyn,
Amanda
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Quick note: Nope, I’m not a therapist—just someone who spent 25 years with undiagnosed panic disorder and 23 years in therapy. How to Live distills what I’ve learned through lived experience, therapy, and obsessive research—so you can skip the unnecessary suffering and better understand yourself.
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