Welcome back to the Anxiety Slayer Podcast. I'm Shan Vanderbilt here with my good friend and

co-host Ananga Severe. Last week we discussed what to do when you wake up in the middle of the night with anxiety.

Today we're covering how you can get a good night's sleep with several supportive recommendations.

So many of us have issues with anxiety at bedtime.

We want to help you relieve that anxiety and that is what we're focusing on today.

Welcome back, Ananga. It's worth repeating that there are

several things to avoid before bedtime that can ruin your sleep. And those things are caffeine, coffee, energy drinks, anything with caffeine.

Caffeine stays in your body for a long time, probably longer than you realize.

So eliminating that is a good choice.

Eating late and eating heavy meals in the evening is also going to cause some issues with a good night's rest.

Working late or taking work into the bedroom at night, not a good idea.

And then of course watching dramatic television

or movies in the evening

and really mess with a good night's rest.

So we want to talk about some wonderful bedtime practices

and some ideas that will help you relieve anxiety at bedtime.

And then we're also going to share a guided relaxation

with you that you can use whenever you're feeling anxious.

Yeah, we spoke a lot last week about guided relaxations,

so we have one to share this week that you can listen to in bed

to help you calm anxiety and drift off into a good night's sleep.

I'd like to begin our conversation about bedtime practices, healthy bedtime practices.

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