Understanding Sleep Loss

Why Sleep Becomes Fragile

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

the nervous system
hormonal rhythms
breath patterns
emotional regulation

When that balance is disturbed, sleep becomes lighter, shorter, or fragmented.

Common contributors include:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

prolonged stress or burnout
unresolved grief or anxiety
irregular schedules
nervous system trauma
overstimulation late in the day

Sleep loss is not the root problem—it is the symptom.

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

danger feels possible
emotions remain unresolved
the nervous system hasn’t had time to discharge stress

In this state, the brain prioritizes vigilance over restoration.

Understanding this reframes insomnia from something to conquer into something to listen to.

My Journey to sleep

2026

If you've followed my story so far you can see that grief and anxiety have played a huge role in my life.

And my sleep has suffered greatly from it.

There is another piece to my puzzle. For 5 years I worked a night shift.

Let me tell you that was the nail in the sleep coffin. On top of everything else, now I had to try to sleep during the day and be functional at night.

Somehow, I zombied through it until a complete physical and mental breakdown sent back to hospital. Again, medication after medication failed to help. I eventually had to resign that position after a year of medical leave.

Again, the damage was done.

But never forget that trusty yoga and meditation!

After Donovan passed, I decided to invest what life I have left into helping others get through their struggles as best I could. So here we are!

IMMORTAL TRIBE WELLNESS & LONGEVITY

IMMORTAL TRIBE WELLNESS & LONGEVITY

Learn about the hidden brain system sabotaging your sleep:

Sleep is a biological process that depends on the body feeling safe enough to let go.

You Are Not Broken

Why Sleep Becomes Fragile

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

Common contributors include:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

yoga, the union of mind, body, and spirit through the mastery of breath, has saved my life.

My Journey to sleep

2026

YOGA has become essential to how I cope with grief, trauma, and life’s greatest challenges.

insomnia

I've lived it. I can help.

IMMORTAL TRIBE WELLNESS & LONGEVITY

Learn about the hidden brain system sabotaging your sleep:

Sleep is a biological process that depends on the body feeling safe enough to let go.

You Are Not Broken

Why Sleep Becomes Fragile

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

Common contributors include:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

Sleep is governed by a delicate balance between:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

From the body’s point of view, staying awake makes sense when:

yoga, the union of mind, body, and spirit through the mastery of breath, has saved my life.

My Journey to sleep

2026

YOGA has become essential to how I cope with grief, trauma, and life’s greatest challenges.

insomnia

I've lived it. I can help.

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