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End of daylight saving (how to prepare and save your sleep)
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End of daylight saving (how to prepare and save your sleep)

Get ready to turn the clock back on April 4th for the end of daylight saving! Cooler weather often means better sleep. (Both adults and children tend to sleep better and more deeply in cooler temperatures.) This is your chance to get ahead and create your perfect sleep schedule. Even if it varies from person...

“The thing that’s always perfect in our household, is the sleep”
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“The thing that’s always perfect in our household, is the sleep”

When I first met this family of five in their inner Sydney home, they were struggling with a solid routine and heading down a very painful path of sleep depravation and frustration. With three full time working parents, and young twins who wouldn’t sleep – life was getting hard to handle. Being able to help...

Anxiety!
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Anxiety!

Lack of routine, anxiety and sleep problem – how are they connected? Most of us have felt it. Sometimes it creeps up on you throughout a particularly stressful day, taking you altogether by surprise. In some cases, it’s a exhausting state of mind that can leave you physically and emotionally drained, highly strung, nervous or...

Sleep and mental health – is lack of sleep affecting your performance?
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Sleep and mental health – is lack of sleep affecting your performance?

Feeling edgy, having trouble concentrating, losing sleep and waking early with anxious feelings are completely normal human reactions to a completely abnormal situation. Worrying about both the present and the future is part of the experience right now. Proud to have been featured in Strong Fitness Magazine Australia, recognising such an important topic as our...

Back to normal?
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Back to normal?

Hi there, I just wanted to write a small note to check in with you all. In my job as a sleep consultant I often talk about adjusting to transitions. Transitioning to big bed, to daylight savings, to going back to work… These last few months have been a whole new level of adjusting to...

I recommend calling Cheryl before you get stuck!
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I recommend calling Cheryl before you get stuck!

Edwina recommends Cheryl: At around 11months our (previously great sleeper) little guy started waking from 12-4 am screaming and we were playing the bed swapping game and generally going insane. Within five nights of using Cheryl’s gentle program, he was going to sleep on his own and thankfully back to his 12 hour sleep at...