Sober Sleep
Janet Hadley
Creating an Alcohol Safe Workplace?, Without Killing the Buzz | Keynote Speaker | Alcohol Education | HR and Wellbeing Services | Enhancing Wellbeing | Reducing Absence | Boosting Productivity | Including Everybody
Are you partial to a traditional nightcap to promote a good night’s sleep?
Do you feel that a drink helps you to drop off?
Perhaps you even have trouble getting to sleep without alcohol?
If so, you might be surprised to learn that even low alcohol intake significantly reduces sleep quality.
It’s true that an alcoholic drink can induce that sleepy feeling, which is why for many years conventional wisdom was that a small drink before bed would help you to sleep.
However, the latest research shows that even a small amount of alcohol causes havoc with your natural sleep patterns and reduces sleep quality by almost 10%. This reduction in sleep quality rises to 40% for heavy drinking, which, in turn, is at least partially responsible for the feeling of exhaustion we experience after a heavy night of drinking.
This week in the group we’re taking a deep dive into why alcohol is so disruptive to our sleep, exploring some of the latest research findings and looking at healthy ways to improve sleep quality, particularly in early sobriety.
I’ve personally found that one of the major benefits of alcohol-free life is the feeling of waking up after an incredibly good night’s sleep. The deep psychological safety of knowing that you’ll never again wake up with hangxiety is the best gift I’ve ever given to myself and makes a mockery of anyone who imagines being sober might be boring. Believe me, it’s bloody amazing!
If you’re sick and tired of feeling sick and tired,?contact me ?for a no-obligation 30-minute exploratory session or?join us today .