Episode Details

Why can you not sleep when it is hot, and can you catch it up at the weekend? You cannot. Sleep is a skill, and most of us were never taught it.

Cool the room down first. We are not built to sleep at twenty one degrees. I put a cold flannel on my forehead, which looks ridiculous and works. Waking in the night is normal, it is your body checking you are safe, so do not reach for the phone to see the time. Most of us get to the end of the day and simply hope, which is why there are three steps before bed.

One thing to try: If you have been lying awake a while, get out of bed and read something dull. Not the phone, and not a coffee.

In this episode

• (0:06) Why sleep matters more than it feels like it does
• (1:40) The years I could not sleep at all, in pain and heartbroken
• (4:29) You cannot catch sleep up at the weekend, it is a myth
• (5:43) Cool the room, and the temperature that actually works
• (7:39) The cold flannel, and how daft it looks
• (8:43) Waking in the night is your body checking you are safe
• (10:24) What to do when you have been awake too long
• (11:24) The three steps before bed, instead of hoping

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