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Trouble Sleeping 💤 Helping the world sleep better 📚 Best selling author 😴 International speaker 📰 TV Radio 🛌 Navigating Sleeplessness 👩🏼‍⚕️ CBT-i Sleep Therapy

Dr Lindsay Browning runs trouble sleeping offering 1-to-1 sleep therapy, corporate webinars and wellbeing retreats. She is also the author of Navigating Sleeplessness

It’s summer and that means it’s holiday season as well as the Henley Regatta, summer festivals and hot weather. Check ou...
04/07/2025

It’s summer and that means it’s holiday season as well as the Henley Regatta, summer festivals and hot weather. Check out some photos from my recent holiday to Egypt as well as going to Henley Regatta with family this week!

I’ve also just sent out my monthly newsletter with some fantastic advice about sleeping on holiday, dealing with jetlag as well as heat waves. If you haven’t already signed up to receive my monthly newsletter, you can find links to do so, my July newsletter, my sleep blogs and more here: https://linktr.ee/drbrowningsleep.

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🎙️ SLEEP AND SPORT with Jonny BrownleeI had the pleasure of recording a podcast with six-time World champion and Olympic...
12/06/2025

🎙️ SLEEP AND SPORT with Jonny Brownlee

I had the pleasure of recording a podcast with six-time World champion and Olympic triathlon champion at diving into the science of sleep and its impact on elite performance.

We covered:
🛌 How much sleep athletes really need
⏰ Why your bedtime matters more than you think
🏃‍♂️ How sleep affects recovery and race-day performance
🌡️ What late-night workouts do to your sleep
🏨 And why sleeping in a hotel might affect your performance on race day

Athletes often focus on optimal training and nutrition, but sleep is truly the foundation for great performance.

Comment SPORT and I will DM you a link to the podcast when it’s released!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking at the brilliant   Education Summit.The theme was “It takes a village to raise ...
05/06/2025

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking at the brilliant Education Summit.

The theme was “It takes a village to raise a child” which captured the day perfectly! The whole day was dedicated to supporting young people both emotionally and educationally.

I was honoured to lead two sessions on improving sleep (one for the conference and one with Year 10s), and to sit on the expert panel alongside some inspiring speakers.

A special shoutout to and for their really excellent talks.

One of my sessions clashed with cricket legend 🏏 but I still had a packed room with standing room only at the back! It’s amazing to see how seriously people are taking sleep health.

(My husband still says he’d have picked Kumar over me without hesitation 😂)

This event showed just how committed schools are to supporting student wellbeing as well as academic achievement, and I’m so proud to be a part of that.

The last photo is my lovely room (complete with toy chicken on the bed!) at the which was a stone’s throw from the event.

What a great conference today . It was a huge pleasure to listen to so many experts about what we can do to live a healt...
31/05/2025

What a great conference today . It was a huge pleasure to listen to so many experts about what we can do to live a healthier and happier life.

I learned so much today. One thing that made me very happy is that garlic is such a superb food - which is lucky because I LOVE it!!! It especially helps support the gut barrier function and supports the integrity of the gut lining.

Also, how strength training is associated with lower all-cause mortality! When you want to feel energised do 1 minute of squats which will help you feel better immediately and help build strength longer term.

Overall, the biggest takeaways we all agreed on were that there are no “quick fixes” to living a healthier, happier, longer life. Look after your diet (eat a wide variety of all foods), keep moving, wear sunscreen, keep socially connected with people and of course sleep well(!) to be the best you. It really is that straightforward. You don’t need any gadgets or expensive products to be healthy. Most things that are the most effective are either free (sleep, exercise, socialising) or fundamentals of life (natural food).

Feeling inspired today by the true experts in their field and so glad to have been part of such a great event. Well done Roger Worrell! ❤️



Another clip from my Jamie Laing podcast on Great Company.
09/05/2025

Another clip from my Jamie Laing podcast on Great Company.

Absolutely loved being a guest on Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast to discuss all things sleep.
08/05/2025

Absolutely loved being a guest on Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast to discuss all things sleep.

A look back on 27th March when I was a guest on  discussing AI and women’s health - specifically sleep tracking technolo...
06/05/2025

A look back on 27th March when I was a guest on discussing AI and women’s health - specifically sleep tracking technology.

💤 There are some real benefits as well as downsides to sleep trackers. They can be a really helpful tool to help you prioritise your sleep and get into a regular sleep/wake rhythm by going to bed and waking up at a similar time each day. As well as helping you be in bed long enough to allow yourself to get enough sleep.

🫩 However, for some people having too much information can heighten an anxiety about sleep that’s already there. It can even lead to orthosomnia. This is where someone is trying so hard to perfect their sleep that they end up breaking it. I’ve had many clients exactly like this.

Also, it’s important to remember that sleep trackers ⌚️ aren’t particularly accurate at identifying the specific sleep stages (they aren’t great at telling the difference between light, deep and REM sleep) and sometimes people will be worrying about data that is inaccurate.

🥺 May is mental health awareness month and as sleep and insomnia are so closely tied to depression and anxiety, it’s really worth looking at your sleep and making sure that you are allowing yourself to get enough sleep to feel refreshed, rejuvenated and happy the next day. But make sure you don’t get so fixated on sleep that it becomes an anxiety all in itself.

If you want to check out the full Woman’s Hour interview, you can look on the link via my webpage.

Happy Easter!I’m enjoying the long weekend, and have been doing a lot of cooking. Made chocolate cornflake nests, browni...
20/04/2025

Happy Easter!

I’m enjoying the long weekend, and have been doing a lot of cooking. Made chocolate cornflake nests, brownie Easter cupcakes and now making roast chicken for lunch.

Wishing you all a really wonderful Easter Sunday.

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Spent a fantastic morning today with the lovely  walking (or rather stomping!) around Clapham Common for his awesome .It...
14/04/2025

Spent a fantastic morning today with the lovely walking (or rather stomping!) around Clapham Common for his awesome .

It was a lovely day with plenty of sunshine, and an unexpected gust of wind that made an appearance just when we took some photos!

I can’t wait to share the 3 part podcast episode when it’s released! Prioritising your sleep isn’t selfish or a waste of time. It’s time for your brain and body to rest repair and recharge, and it was great to discuss all of this and more today.

I’m certainly going to sleep well tonight after such an active day!

💤 Do you find that you don’t get enough sleep because rather than go to bed on time you stay up on your phone scrolling ...
18/03/2025

💤 Do you find that you don’t get enough sleep because rather than go to bed on time you stay up on your phone scrolling or watching something? Do you feel that you need some time to yourself and that’s the only time of the day you can? This is called “revenge bedtime procrastination”.

You can read more about “revenge sleep procrastination” in my latest blog: https://troublesleeping.co.uk/what-is-revenge-bedtime-procrastination-rbp/

It’s all too common… We don’t go to bed when we intended because we feel like we need a bit of “me time”. But is scrolling on your phone or watching yet another episode on Netflix actually going to make you feel better tomorrow morning?

No!

😴 But getting enough sleep tonight might help you have a happier and more productive day tomorrow…

What do you find yourself doing late at night rather than going to bed on time? Let me know below.

I’m in London today at ITV’s  getting ready to speak with  and  about chronotypes and sleep. I’m on at 12!
04/02/2025

I’m in London today at ITV’s getting ready to speak with and about chronotypes and sleep. I’m on at 12!

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People of all ages with sleeping problems have been helped by Dr Browning at Trouble Sleeping, ranging from infants through to retirees. She offers a scientifically based assessment of your sleeping issues with recommended changes to help you overcome your sleeping problems.

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