Working with Dr. Amanda Mwale
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An introduction with Amanda
An introduction with Amanda
An introduction with Amanda
Understanding what keeps sleep difficulties going, and a different way forward.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
If sleep were the piece of paper held in front of your face, what parts of your life would currently be hidden behind it?
If sleep were the piece of paper held in front of your face, what parts of your life would currently be hidden behind it?
Try
Try
When sleep problems fill your attention, could you picture placing it on your lap (like the piece of paper), still present, but no longer blocking everything else?
When sleep problems fill your attention, could you picture placing it on your lap (like the piece of paper), still present, but no longer blocking everything else?
Live
Live
Which part of life could you give more space to this week, without requiring your sleep to improve first?
Which part of life could you give more space to this week, without requiring your sleep to improve first?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Waking in the night is normal
Sleep moves through recurring cycles, commonly averaging around 90 minutes, with brief periods of waking up possible between them. Many people simply return to sleep without remembering that they woke. Its not the waking up that matters so much as the reaction we have to these wakings (e.g. frustartion, worry, stress).
01
Waking in the night is normal
Sleep moves through recurring cycles, commonly averaging around 90 minutes, with brief periods of waking up possible between them. Many people simply return to sleep without remembering that they woke. Its not the waking up that matters so much as the reaction we have to these wakings (e.g. frustartion, worry, stress).
02
Sleep aids can create pressure
Eye masks, earplugs, supplements and other sleep aids may improve comfort or give the sense of helping yourself, but they are not prerequisites for sleep. Problems can develop when a helpful option becomes something you believe must be present or must work.
02
Sleep aids can create pressure
Eye masks, earplugs, supplements and other sleep aids may improve comfort or give the sense of helping yourself, but they are not prerequisites for sleep. Problems can develop when a helpful option becomes something you believe must be present or must work.
03
More effort is not always better
Sleep does not respond to effort in the same way as work, exercise or normal human problem-solving. Increasing effort can create greater alertness and make the desired result with sleep less likely.
03
More effort is not always better
Sleep does not respond to effort in the same way as work, exercise or normal human problem-solving. Increasing effort can create greater alertness and make the desired result with sleep less likely.
Next Session
The problem with trying too hard to sleep
The problem with trying too hard to sleep
Why trying to control and fix your sleep can actually get in the way.
Why trying to control and fix your sleep can actually get in the way.
An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE