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Postpartum Insomnia: Why You Still Can’t Sleep When the Baby Does, and the CBT-I Treatment That Helps

Many new parents find their own sleep doesn’t improve even once the baby starts sleeping through. Here’s why postpartum insomnia takes hold, and how CBT-I treatment helps.

Waking Up Too Early? Why 4am Insomnia Happens and How CBT-I Treatment Helps

Waking at 3am or 4am and can’t get back to sleep? Discover why early morning awakening happens and how CBT-I treatment resolves it for good.

Insomnia During Pregnancy: What’s Normal, and When to Get Help

If you’re pregnant and struggling to sleep, you are very much not alone — and no, it isn’t just “practice” for the sleepless nights ahead with a newborn, as well-meaning people love to say. Sleep disruption in pregnancy is a real, physiologically-driven problem, and for a meaningful number of women it crosses the line from […]

CBT-I for Shift Workers: How to Treat Insomnia When You Work Nights

Night shifts wreck sleep by fighting your body clock. Here’s how CBT-I treats shift-work insomnia for lasting rest — without relying on sleeping tablets.

Insomnia and Anxiety: How CBT-I Breaks the Cycle

Insomnia and anxiety feed each other in a two-way loop. Here is how the cycle works — and how CBT-I treats both the sleeplessness and the worry.

Coming Off Sleeping Pills: How CBT-I Helps You Stop Safely

Coming off sleeping pills is possible and well-studied. Learn how a gradual, GP-supervised taper combined with CBT-I helps most UK adults stop safely.

Melatonin for Insomnia: What It Does, and What It Doesn’t

Melatonin is often mistaken for a sleeping pill. Here’s what it actually does, who it helps, and why it rarely fixes chronic insomnia on its own.

Magnesium for Sleep: What the Evidence Actually Shows

Magnesium is one of the most popular sleep supplements in the UK. Here’s what the evidence actually supports — and its real limits.

Insomnia Specialist UK: Who Actually Treats Insomnia — and How to Choose

GP, hospital sleep clinic or psychologist? Here’s who actually treats chronic insomnia in the UK — and how to choose well.

How Long Does CBT-I Take to Work? A Week-by-Week Guide

The realistic week-by-week CBT-I timeline: when improvements start, when they consolidate, and what affects your pace.