#124 - Grief and Sleep: Won't You Stop and Remember Me?

04/11/2024 28 min
#124 - Grief and Sleep: Won't You Stop and Remember Me?

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Episode Synopsis

Grief is a both a common cause of acute insomnia and a massive perpetuating factor of chronic insomnia. The relationship between grief and insomnia/sleep is complex and bidirectional. In this episode we will:Outline the relationship between grief and sleep and how it acts as a causative factorDiscuss how long-term insomnia can lead to complex griefDifferentiate different grief subsets: late life spousal bereavement, complex grief, parental griefFollow patterns of grief: resilient, recovering, and chronic Evaluate the treatment of insomnia as a means to combat chronic griefProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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