For International Women’s Day, I had the privilege of giving a Keynote presentation to the lovely women from the Smithfield Junior Women’s League for their Women @ Work Conference. During my breakout session about burnout and recovery, one topic that came up a lot among the groups was sleep hygiene.
Pause. First, just in case you aren’t up on the lingo, what is “sleep hygiene”? The National Sleep Foundation (yes, that’s a thing) defines sleep hygiene as, “a variety of different practices and habits that are necessary to have good nighttime sleep quality and full daytime alertness.”
Basically, all the things we do in our nightly routine to help get us ready for sleep.
One of the recovery practices for both burnout recovery and prevention is…you guessed it, sleep.
Set the stage
No. 1: Humidifier
During the colder months, I always wake up during the night thirsty and feeling really dry,
No. *: Tuning it out
One of the hardest things to do when you’re trying to fall asleep is calm your mind and tune out all the thoughts that come cascading in when we are still.
