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Sleep Wave: Sleep Meditation & Sleepy Stories

Stop Comparing Yourself To Others ✨ Wednesday Wisdom

Sleep Wave: Sleep Meditation & Sleepy Stories

Sleepiest

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Mental Health

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Tonight’s Wednesday Wisdom with Karissa reflects on the quiet pressure of comparing ourselves to others. Through a simple, soothing perspective shift, she invites you to consider the possibility that you are exactly where you’re meant to be, helping you release comparison and rest more peacefully in the present moment. For the full meditation, search “Letting Go of Comparison – Sleep Wave.” Join Sleep Wave Premium ✨ in just two taps! Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free and show your support to Karissa. Upgrade via our show page on Apple, or via this link for all other players ➡️ https://sleepwave.supercast.com/ Love the Sleep Wave Podcast? Please hit follow & leave a review ⭐️ How are we doing with Sleep Wave? Click here to let us know 🙌 Let's get social! Follow us on Instagram 💜 How does Sleep Wave work? 💤 This show is for any one who struggles to fall asleep, or wakes up in the night. 😴 Powerful Sleep Meditations and Relaxing Bedtime Stories help you fall asleep easily. 😌 Episodes begin with calming intros to take you away from any anxious thoughts and prepare you for your wind down. Subscribe today, and next time you're ready to get sleepy, jump into bed, press play, and get sleepy, fast. Looking for the brands I mention on the show? You’ll find all the latest sponsor links and offers right here:⁠ https://lnk.to/sleepwave ⁠💜 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The

0:07.0

The So recently, I fell into a keeping up with the Jones's moment.

0:32.6

If you've never heard that phrase, it's when you are comparing yourself with those around you

0:37.0

and trying to match or

0:38.4

exceed where they are or what they have. I have lived enough life to know that we are all on a

0:44.8

unique path and comparison is unhelpful at best, damaging at worst. But every once in a while,

0:51.7

I feel like, wait, should my life look like theirs?

0:56.1

I think this is a very common feeling, but as you may have heard, comparison is the thief of joy.

1:02.7

Whenever I find myself comparing myself to others or just generally feeling like I'm not where I should be,

1:09.2

I've been saying to myself, what if I'm exactly where I'm

1:13.1

supposed to be? This is a particularly helpful thing to say right before going to sleep.

1:19.8

Billy and I have been saying this to each other at night, and it's such a positive, hopeful,

1:25.3

soothing thought to end your day with. I know sometimes it may seem impossible

1:30.6

to be where you're supposed to be. What if life looks nothing like you want it to? But the truth is,

1:38.2

we can't be anywhere other than here. And here is also the only place from which we can make new choices and decisions.

1:46.9

In times of illness or grief, sometimes just being here, making it from one moment to the next

1:54.2

is exactly what we should do, even if we don't always know why. Tonight, we are going to let go of comparison

2:02.8

and just revel in being in this moment,

2:06.2

which is exactly where we're supposed to be.

2:15.8

My name is Sherlock Holmes.

2:17.8

It's an unusual name.

2:19.5

Introducing Young Sherlock, a new Guy Ritchie series.

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