Working with Dr. Charlie Tyack
#9
#9
Doing what matters
Doing what matters
Doing what matters
Shifting focus from sleep itself to what really matters in your life.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
If you were not spending so much time focused on sleep, what would you be doing instead?
If you were not spending so much time focused on sleep, what would you be doing instead?
Try
Try
Imagine looking back from ten years in the future. What would you be disappointed to have kept postponing in life because of how sleep was?
Imagine looking back from ten years in the future. What would you be disappointed to have kept postponing in life because of how sleep was?
Live
Live
What could you do in the next 24 hours to make life slightly bigger than the sleep problem you're currently experiencing?
What could you do in the next 24 hours to make life slightly bigger than the sleep problem you're currently experiencing?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Sleep can take over attention
Sleep problems can occupy time far beyond the hours spent in bed. Researching, monitoring and planning around sleep can reduce time available for other parts of life. People may also delay plans, relationships or activities until their sleep improves. This can allow the sleep problem to affect more of life than the tiredness itself.
01
Sleep can take over attention
Sleep problems can occupy time far beyond the hours spent in bed. Researching, monitoring and planning around sleep can reduce time available for other parts of life. People may also delay plans, relationships or activities until their sleep improves. This can allow the sleep problem to affect more of life than the tiredness itself.
02
Waiting has a cost
Putting important activities on hold may provide short-term protection after a difficult night. Repeated avoidance can reduce confidence and make normal activities feel increasingly difficult.
02
Waiting has a cost
Putting important activities on hold may provide short-term protection after a difficult night. Repeated avoidance can reduce confidence and make normal activities feel increasingly difficult.
03
Activities can be adjusted
A difficult night may require changing the duration, pace or intensity of an activity. Adapting a plan is different from abandoning it altogether. One specific action within the next 24 hours can start reversing the pattern of postponement. The step can be small, provided it reconnects with an important part of life.
03
Activities can be adjusted
A difficult night may require changing the duration, pace or intensity of an activity. Adapting a plan is different from abandoning it altogether. One specific action within the next 24 hours can start reversing the pattern of postponement. The step can be small, provided it reconnects with an important part of life.
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The day after a bad night
The day after a bad night
Trying our best to pursue what matters, even after a difficult night’s sleep.
Trying our best to pursue what matters, even after a difficult night’s sleep.
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