How to fall back to sleep

Solving Insomnia: 5 Proven strategies to help you sleep through the night is a series published in Authority Magazine. This episode is part of that interview. Shawna Robins asked, "What would you advise for people should do if they wake up and can't fall back to sleep. Dr. Vickie's answers might surprise you. Check out Authority Magazine for the full interview coming soon.  5 Proven Strategies to Help You Sleep Through the Night Adjust your expectations: It is normal to wake up 5-7 times during the night. But trying harder to sleep makes sleeping harder.  Don't do clock math. Calculating how much sleep you'll get if you fall asleep now is counterproductive.  Rest, just rest. Embrace non-sleep restorative rest.  Turn off your mind. This one is definitely hard. Try cognitive shuffling.  Get out of bed if laying there is distressing. If you can't relax, get up and leave the bedroom and do something boring or soothing until you feel sleepy.  Solving insomnia isn't easy. Check out the resources on my website.