Insomnia
Everything Willow Labs AI has written about Insomnia, drawn from CBT, ACT, IFS and other evidence-based approaches. Practical, no fluff, with the techniques therapists actually use.
8 articles
Overthinking at Night: Why Your Brain Won't Shut Off
Lights out, and your brain starts its night shift. Why you keep overthinking at night and how to actually quiet it down.
How to Fix Your Sleep Schedule in One Week: A Step-by-Step Reset
Fix your sleep schedule in a week by anchoring a fixed wake time, getting morning light, and shifting bedtime in small steps. Here is the plan.
Orthosomnia: When Tracking Your Sleep Is Wrecking Your Sleep
Orthosomnia is the anxiety of chasing a perfect sleep score. Here's how your tracker started the fight, and how to call a truce with it.
How to Do a 4-7-8 Breath to Fall Asleep Faster
The 4-7-8 breath, step by step: how to breathe in for 4, hold for 7, and exhale for 8 to fall asleep faster tonight.
What Is Sleep Hygiene, Really? The Science Behind Better Rest
Sleep hygiene is the set of daily habits and conditions that let your body fall and stay asleep. Here's what actually works and what's hype.
What Is Insomnia? Types, Causes, and the Gold-Standard Approach
What is insomnia, what causes it, and the gold-standard approach that works better than sleeping pills. Types, signs, and where to start tonight.
How to Fall Asleep Fast: 9 Techniques That Actually Work
How to fall asleep fast: longer exhale, cool dark room, the cognitive shuffle, the get-out-of-bed rule. 9 techniques that work, with the why and how.

8 ways to stop racing thoughts at night
It’s 2:13 a.m. Your brain is sprinting laps while your room is still. Here’s how to shut down the mental noise and let sleep happen, without forcing it.
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