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A compassionate approach to poor sleep during the perimenopause

Many women going through the perimenopause (or menopausal transition) experience disturbed sleep. It’s one, if not the, core symptom of this period. According to research, up to 60% of menopausal women suffer from poor sleep – which also has a knock-on effect on their family, work and social lives. 

Adopting a compassionate attitude, i.e. taking a moment to respectfully observe yourself struggling with the aim to support yourself, can help to alleviate poor sleep and its daytime consequences.

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Your Future Self of Sleep

Sleep matters. And while we all know this on a deeper, felt level, many of us tend to ignore our need for healthy sleep. There will be different reasons for this depending on personality and circumstances. But I also wonder if this ignorance of sleep’s benefits for our health is because the negative health consequences of insufficient sleep aren’t always readily noticeable. In other words, sleep is ignored because the future self feels to abstract.

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Does daytime napping protect the brain?

Previous studies have shown that napping helps to boost performance. According to a very recent study by Paz et al.1 regularly taking a nap during the day can help to slow down the natural decline in brain volume and maintain brain health.

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Beat those shorter, darker days... 🌈We can recover and recharge mid-day, and no, I don’t mean naps. ✨There is magic in ‘mini-breaks’. ✨Taking yourself OUT of your ROUTINE, away from work, and doing these things to help you switch off from your usual day can help you to recharge your body and mind, in the space of 5 minutes. I actually suggest taking many of these throughout the day, and it could look like...🍃Taking a breath of fresh air outside☕️Enjoying a hot drink⛅️Look out of the window🙆A stretch of your body🍂During the darker days, the winter days, we might need more of these as we’re naturally not benefiting from as much sunlight or time outside. ✨ Here’s my question to you. What do you enjoy doing? ... See MoreSee Less

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