Working with Dr. Jill McGarry
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An introduction with Jill
An introduction with Jill
An introduction with Jill
Looking at why sleep can feel hard, and a different way of working with it.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
Picture sleep as one part of caring for a plant. What happens when the goal changes from perfect conditions to good-enough support?
Picture sleep as one part of caring for a plant. What happens when the goal changes from perfect conditions to good-enough support?
Try
Try
When the urge to fix sleep feels like an itch, could you notice it without immediately “scratching”?
When the urge to fix sleep feels like an itch, could you notice it without immediately “scratching”?
Live
Live
Where could you focus on growing in life rather than making sleep your main project?
Where could you focus on growing in life rather than making sleep your main project?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Sleep cannot be switched on
Sleep is an automatic unconscious biological process rather than something the conscious mind can directly command. Trying to manufacture it through effort can keep the brain engaged when it needs to step back. Our human brains naturally respond to sleep trouble by searching for explanations and solutions, but continuing that problem-solving in bed can increase wakefulness rather than resolve it.
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Sleep cannot be switched on
Sleep is an automatic unconscious biological process rather than something the conscious mind can directly command. Trying to manufacture it through effort can keep the brain engaged when it needs to step back. Our human brains naturally respond to sleep trouble by searching for explanations and solutions, but continuing that problem-solving in bed can increase wakefulness rather than resolve it.
02
Poor sleep is normal
Even people who usually sleep well have occasional disrupted nights because of stress, heat, noise or changes in their environment. A few difficult nights does not, by itself, mean that a lasting sleep problem is developing.
02
Poor sleep is normal
Even people who usually sleep well have occasional disrupted nights because of stress, heat, noise or changes in their environment. A few difficult nights does not, by itself, mean that a lasting sleep problem is developing.
03
The body joins the sleep-worry cycle
Concern about not sleeping does not remain purely in your thoughts. It can produce tension, agitation and other bodily reactions that the brain then interprets as further evidence that sleep is not happening, adding to the worry.
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The body joins the sleep-worry cycle
Concern about not sleeping does not remain purely in your thoughts. It can produce tension, agitation and other bodily reactions that the brain then interprets as further evidence that sleep is not happening, adding to the worry.
Next Session
Understanding what acceptance with sleep means
Understanding what acceptance with sleep means
Acceptance isn’t about giving up, it's finding a more helpful response to your situation at night
Acceptance isn’t about giving up, it's finding a more helpful response to your situation at night
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