03/10/2025
🌙 What if better sleep isn’t about bedtime at all?
Struggling to switch off at night doesn’t always mean you need a new pillow or a fancy routine. Often, it’s because your nervous system has been “on” all day with no chance to downshift.
If we never pause between meetings, emails, and deadlines, by the time we climb into bed, the body hasn’t learned how to relax. Cue racing thoughts and restless nights.
Here are three micro-moments of recovery you can try tomorrow:
✨ One round of conscious breathing - inhale for 4, hold for 2, exhale for 6.
✨ Between back-to-back calls, stand up, roll your shoulders, look out of a window, or sip water slowly.
✨ Take a short walk at lunch without your phone. (Radical, I know! But your nervous system will thank you.)
🔬 Science Note: Pauses like these activate your parasympathetic nervous system — lowering stress hormones, slowing heart rate, and training your body to rest more easily when night comes.
💭 I’d love to hear — what’s one small reset you could build into your day?
