Insomnia has been part of the human experience for hundreds (if not thousands) of years, triggered by upheaval or significant stress; health or financial threats; change in routines; grief and loss.

Enter COVID. Homeschooling for the first time? Unemployment, under-empl...

In today's fast-paced society, obtaining healthy adequate sleep is often sacrificed in exchange for meeting personal, work, family, or other demands and obligations. Over time the effects of sleep deprivation and sleep disorders can be severe and take their toll on alm...

     Millions of Americans do not get the required amount of sleep, with 35-40% of adults getting less than the recommended 7-8 hours and 15% getting 6 hours or less 1,2. According to the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Health Index 3, nearly half (45%) of...

     In casual conversation, I find myself describing what I do professionally, and it goes something like this: I teach behavioral strategies and research ways to help individuals, especially women, overcome their sleep problems.  All too often, I am met with the resp...

     Welcome to our blog at Behavioral Sleep Medicine Associates! We will touch upon lots of subjects in this part of our website but our first post will be some basic info about Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM). The picture below is from the website of the So...