Midlife sleep can feel like a roulette wheel… and the worst part isn’t even the night.
It’s the mental negotiating all day:“Will I sleep tonight?”“What if I wake up again?”“How am I going to function tomorrow?”
So today we’re doing something different: a Night-Before Plan.Not to control sleep—just to lower the pressure.
Reply with these 3 lines (keep it honest + simple):
- Tonight I’m releasing: ________ (ex: solving everything / scrolling / doing “one more thing”)
- Tonight I’m choosing: ________ (one small wind-down ritual)
- If I wake up, my plan is: ________ (sleep story / breathing / low light / no phone)
Here are examples you can steal:
- “I’m releasing: proving I’m fine.”
- “I’m choosing: phone off + shower + 10 minutes reading.”
- “If I wake up: no phone, low light, one sleep meditation.”
I’ll reply to your comment with one tiny upgrade that makes your plan more realistic.
(And yes—laughing counts as nervous system support.) 😄