Last night I woke up at 2:00 AM and found myself wide awake, unable to get back to sleep. Like many people around the world, I am sure, sleep quality has been less than ideal lately. While perhaps sleep has been culturally back-burnered over the years next to work or school schedules, and our often overly scheduled lives, I suspect many of us who may now have ample time thanks to shelter-in-place orders, are seriously freaking the eff out.
It's kind of hard not to... My personal laundry list includes:
But here's what I realized at 2AM... while my worries were running off with the dish and the spoon: while my feelings ARE real, it isn't serving me to let them take over my sleep. Intuitively, we know sleep restores and rejuvenates, but scientific evidence shows sleep is critical in improving immune function, memory , and reducing cardiovascular disease.
And for those of you who haven't seen the myriad of social media posts from the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers who are on the front lines working here's what they are saying:
https://twitter.com/VCHhealthcare/status/1240731172176449536/photo/1
I literally feel obligated as a physical therapist and life coach to try and help people figure out a way to not just avoid contracting COVID-19 during this time, but to also just simply stay healthy in a pretty dire and scary time. It's our duty for those who are on the frontlines to partake in extreme self care in order to try and stay as healthy as possible.
So here's a few tips to help get you back on track to getting some zzz's..
I used to joke around that 'ants can fart and I wake up'.. which to an extent still is true. I can imagine for most parents and caregivers that this rings true too. But.. caregiver exhaustion and immune system fatigue are real, and it's our job during this time to do the best we can to care for our own selves and stay well.
Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. You'r information will not be shared.
50% Complete
Thanks for your interest in Surf Body Connection. Please provide your contact information so we can stay in touch!