Why grief disrupts sleep, how long it usually lasts, why poor sleep can make grief harder, and what helps, including CBT-I after a loss.

For primary care and sleep medicine: which insomnia patients to refer for CBT-I, what to screen first, what to send, and what you get back.

CBT-I not working, or insomnia came back? What counts as working, how to check you got full CBT-I, and the next steps to discuss with a clinician.

Asleep by 8 and up at 4? How to tell an early body clock from insomnia or depression, what helps, and when early waking needs an evaluation.

Does melatonin help insomnia? What sleep guidelines and trials show, why timing matters, label problems, and why CBT-I comes first.

Sleep paralysis is frightening but not physically dangerous. How it relates to anxiety, trauma and irregular sleep, and when to see a sleep specialist.

The 30/30 rule for insomnia is used online for three different things: what each is, where the 30 minutes comes from, and which ones CBT-I uses.

Primary care, sleep medicine, psychologist, or prescriber? Who treats insomnia, what each one does, and the signs that change where you should start.

Can't sleep even when your baby sleeps? How postpartum insomnia differs from newborn sleep loss and mood changes, and how CBT-I is adapted for new parents.

Sleep apnea often shows up as insomnia in midlife women, and the standard screeners miss it. What the evidence says and what to ask for.

If CBT-I isn't working, restless legs may be why. Learn how clinicians tell restless legs from insomnia, and why the difference changes treatment.

Your sleep study came back normal but you still cannot sleep. What CBT-I adds for chronic insomnia in Chattanooga, by secure telehealth in Tennessee.

Jolting awake as you fall asleep is common and usually harmless. A Tennessee psychologist explains why hypnic jerks happen and when to get them checked.

Untreated sleep apnea can produce an attention profile that reads as adult ADHD. Here is how a thorough adult evaluation rules it out first.

Waking up in a panic at night? Learn what nocturnal panic attacks are, why a medical checkup comes first, and how fear of sleep takes hold.

Night terror, sleep apnea, seizure or panic? Learn the features clinicians use to tell nighttime waking episodes apart, and which need urgent care.

What the first few CBT-I sessions actually involve when bedtime anxiety and racing thoughts keep you awake, session by session.

Hot flashes waking you at night? CBT-I remains first-line for perimenopausal insomnia. What the evidence shows, and why sleep hygiene is not enough.

Most sleep advice assumes the problem is your habits. When trauma has made bedtime the trigger, CBT-I still works - but stimulus control and sleep restriction have to be delivered differently. Here is what that looks like, and how to tell whether a provider does it.

Pain fragments sleep and short sleep lowers pain tolerance. What treating insomnia really does for pain, and how CBT-I adapts, in Nashville.