137. Coping with Nighttime Anxiety: 5 Strategies for Finding Rest
The Simplified Podcast with Emily Ley
Emily Ley
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Do you ever have trouble falling asleep—or waking up at 3 AM with worries that just won’t leave? Same, girl, same. In this revealing episode, Emily opens up about her longtime struggles with nighttime anxiety, and offers some tangible tips to calm your heart and mind so you can get the rest you need.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi friends, I'm Emily Lay and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast. |
| 0:15.6 | If you're looking to simplify your life and organize your home, then you are in the |
| 0:19.4 | right place. |
| 0:21.0 | Every week I invite you to explore practical ways to organize and automate the complicated |
| 0:25.4 | parts of life so you can focus on what truly matters most. |
| 0:32.9 | If you've been following me for a little bit, you know about my long time struggles with |
| 0:37.2 | anxiety. |
| 0:38.7 | Night time is when it sneaks up on me the most. |
| 0:41.5 | When evening comes and the house quiets down, sometimes, well, a lot of time my brain begins |
| 0:47.5 | to spin. |
| 0:48.8 | I worry about the things I said that day, things I forgot to do, and existential things |
| 0:54.5 | I have absolutely no control over. |
| 0:57.4 | I worry about everyone I know, everything I do, and everything that hasn't even happened |
| 1:02.1 | yet. |
| 1:03.1 | It's like I've been so busy during the day with parenting, working, and general adulting. |
| 1:07.8 | I haven't had time to worry about all the things. |
| 1:11.0 | The quiet of the evening opens the door for all my worries and concerns to come rushing |
| 1:15.3 | in. |
| 1:16.3 | Maybe you felt this way too. |
| 1:18.1 | It's hard, isn't it? |
| 1:20.0 | Over many years of trial and error, and now with the help of a therapist, I've learned |
| 1:24.1 | there are many ways to calm and manage my anxiety. |
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