Self Havening For Sleep: Tips for a Good Night's Rest with Dr. Kate Truitt

Dr. Kate Truitt starts by asking us, “Have you ever been starting to go to bed, but your brain gets fixated on something from earlier?” She then explains that this usually occurs when something anxiety or stress provoking occurs, or when we are focusing on an important future task. Our brain is hard wired to do this, which can keep us awake when we’re trying to sleep.

Next, Dr. Kate shares her favorite tool for calming our amygdala out of that ruminating cycle: CPR for the Amygdala. If we can calm our brain down, it can help our brain and our body get to sleep quickly. She recommends using the version of CPR for the Amygdala which utilizes breath focus. She then walks us through some breathwork exercises.

She explains that it’s best to give our brain a new quandary to focus on so that our brain doesn’t get distracted again. What if I was sleepy? Does sleepiness have a shape? A color?

To wrap up, Dr. Kate suggests a gentle body scan. From the top of our head to our toes, we breathe in and out, releasing any remaining tension as we exhale.

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Dr. Kate Truitt is a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, as well as holds a MBA in Healthcare Administration. She is the CEO of the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles, Chairman of the Board of the Amy Research Foundation, and leads her flagship organization Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates located in Pasadena, CA. Her teams of expert psychologists and psychotherapists provide individual therapy, group therapy, executive coaching, and neurofeedback throughout California via telehealth.

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