Written by Kim West

December 10, 2024

4 Minute Read

Stress & Sleep Tips

What is Sleep Coaching?

Ever feel like you've tried every sleep tip under the sun, yet still find yourself wide awake at 3am? Let's try a fresh approach, one that's customized and considers the WHOLE you. Traditional sleep tips are often generic and one-size-fits-all. In contrast, a holistic approach - rooted in the understanding that all aspects of life are interconnected and mutually influential - provides a more effective way to address sleep challenges. Sleep impacts nearly every facet of our lives, and conversely, almost everything we encounter can affect our sleep.

In addressing sleep holistically, all the unique pieces that make you who you are - are considered, within your comfortable level of sharing. Lifestyle, health practices, emotions, and surroundings could all be a factors impacting your sleep and stress levels. Reclaiming or establishing optimal sleep comes from understanding how these elements interact, not from piecemeal solutions.

My coaching approach combines science-backed strategies with personalized attention to your environment, health, preferences and routines. It's about finding solutions that genuinely fit you, your work, your living situation, etc. This tailored method is the only way to facilitate change in a gentle and agreeable manner, which helps ensure steady progress toward your goals. Whether you aim to fall asleep faster, achieve deeper sleep quality, or pursue any personal or professional goals - like losing weight or gaining confidence at work - the process of personal growth is always more effective when customized to your specific nuances, the factors around you, and when paced properly. This is when collaborating with a well-skilled sleep coach comes into play.

Instead of relying on quick fixes or temporary solutions, holistic sleep coaching helps you uncover the root cause of your sleep issues and guides you toward, natural, fulfilling sleep that you can enjoy long-term. Rapid or drastic changes often lead to the yo-yo effect, leaving individuals disheartened and demotivated, typically ending up back at square one.

--kim

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Sleep coaches are not licensed healing arts practitioners; some medical conditions will require a doctor's referral.