Working with Dr. Will Devlin
#4
#4
Creating space to settle
Creating space to settle
Creating space to settle
Working with your body and imagination to gently change how your mind feels.
CFT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
Write down three details of your compassionate place and one sentence your compassionate presence would say.
Write down three details of your compassionate place and one sentence your compassionate presence would say.
Try
Try
Choose a photograph or object to keep close to you, that reminds you of a place or presence with your best interests at heart.
Choose a photograph or object to keep close to you, that reminds you of a place or presence with your best interests at heart.
Live
Live
When your tricky brain becomes loud, how could you use your posture or imagination to help move into a more useful soothing state?
When your tricky brain becomes loud, how could you use your posture or imagination to help move into a more useful soothing state?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Imagery can change your state
The brain can respond emotionally and physically to imagined experiences. Bringing a safe place or supportive presence to mind can therefore activate responses more compatible with rest.
01
Imagery can change your state
The brain can respond emotionally and physically to imagined experiences. Bringing a safe place or supportive presence to mind can therefore activate responses more compatible with rest.
02
Safety makes rest possible
The threat system keeps the body prepared to respond, whereas the soothing system signals that immediate action is unnecessary. Rest becomes more accessible when the brain registers sufficient safety.
02
Safety makes rest possible
The threat system keeps the body prepared to respond, whereas the soothing system signals that immediate action is unnecessary. Rest becomes more accessible when the brain registers sufficient safety.
03
Practice builds access
Compassionate imagery and soothing posture are trainable skills. Practising them regularly can make these states easier to access when sleep worry or nighttime threat becomes strong.
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Practice builds access
Compassionate imagery and soothing posture are trainable skills. Practising them regularly can make these states easier to access when sleep worry or nighttime threat becomes strong.
Next Session
Who shows up at night
Who shows up at night
Noticing your critical, struggling and compassionate selves and choosing which one you follow.
Noticing your critical, struggling and compassionate selves and choosing which one you follow.
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