Rusne Kuliesiute

That distinction is one of the reasons people recover from chronic insomnia. “But Rusne, I really can’t sleep. That’s the biggest problem for me”, is what most of my clients tell me. And they're not wrong. But they’re describing the struggle, not what’s keeping it going. What's often keeping insomnia alive isn't the lack of sleep itself. It's what happens when you're awake at night. Hear me out. First - let’s agree on one thing. You can’t control sleep. No human can. No more than you can...

It’s strange, isn’t it? You go through the day half-awake, counting down the hours until bed… and then, when you finally get there, you’re wide awake. Almost alert. As if your body’s been saving its energy for this exact moment. Why This Happens Short answer - it’s hyperarousal. What’s really happening is that two parts of your system are competing. By the time it’s night time, your body is tired. Because it spent the entire day using energy for work, socializing and life itself. You’re also...

You wake up in the middle of the night, heart pounding, brain feeling way too alert. A glance at the clock shows 3am… again. You try to fall back asleep, but it’s like the night has ended even though there’s hours left until the alarm. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. This happens so often, that it’s one of the most asked questions in my practice. It even has a name - sleep maintenance insomnia . The biology: what’s happening in your body What’s really happening is that your body...