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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.

Menopause and Insomnia: Why Sleep Falls Apart in Midlife — and What Actually Helps

Up to 60% of women sleep badly through menopause — and it often persists even when hot flushes improve. Here’s why, and what the evidence says actually helps.

Why Sleep Hygiene Isn’t Enough

Sleep hygiene isn’t enough to treat insomnia because insomnia is not a problem of “wrong conditions” — it is a problem of arousal. Good sleep habits create better conditions for sleep, which helps people without a real sleep problem. But for someone with insomnia, strict adherence to sleep hygiene rarely solves it, and can sometimes […]

CBT vs CBT-I: What’s the Difference?

CBT and CBT-I share the same core principles, but they aim at different things: general CBT teaches us to deal differently with life — work, relationships, anxiety, depression — while CBT-I teaches us to deal differently with the night and with sleep. CBT-I applies cognitive and behavioural tools in a highly precise, goal-directed way, focused […]

Sleeping Pills Don’t Cure Insomnia

Sleeping pills don’t cure insomnia because insomnia is not a problem of “missing a pill” — it is a problem of arousal. A tablet can quieten the noise for one night, but it doesn’t teach the body to fall asleep on its own, rebuild confidence in sleep, or undo the habits keeping insomnia alive. The […]

Sleep Misperception

Sleep misperception is the tendency of people with insomnia to over-estimate how long it takes them to fall asleep and under-estimate how much they actually sleep. This inaccurate perception feeds frustration, anxiety and arousal, which in turn makes sleep harder — a vicious cycle. CBT-I addresses it directly by challenging the unhelpful beliefs and building […]

New Resources on CBT-I

Insomnia is not just a problem of the night — it is the result of patterns that can be changed. The most helpful resources on insomnia are grounded in CBT-I (cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia), the world’s leading evidence-based approach, recommended by NICE as the first-line treatment. Rather than offering quick tricks, the real goal […]