Working with Dr. Charlie Tyack
#1
#1
Understanding that sleep isn't linear
Understanding that sleep isn't linear
Understanding that sleep isn't linear
Letting go of the idea of “perfect sleep” and understanding what’s actually typical.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
When you wake during the night, what creates more pressure: just being awake or feeling that being awake means you have failed or that sleep has gone wrong?
When you wake during the night, what creates more pressure: just being awake or feeling that being awake means you have failed or that sleep has gone wrong?
Try
Try
During your next waking, could you let resting be enough rather than trying to grab sleep like a slippery bar of soap?
During your next waking, could you let resting be enough rather than trying to grab sleep like a slippery bar of soap?
Live
Live
After a hard night, how would you speak to yourself if you were responding to a friend?
After a hard night, how would you speak to yourself if you were responding to a friend?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Wakings in the night are normal
Sleep moves through recurring stages and cycles rather than remaining continuously deep. Short periods of wakefulness commonly occur between sleep cycles. Waking during the night does not mean that sleep has failed or that something has gone wrong.
01
Wakings in the night are normal
Sleep moves through recurring stages and cycles rather than remaining continuously deep. Short periods of wakefulness commonly occur between sleep cycles. Waking during the night does not mean that sleep has failed or that something has gone wrong.
02
Worry can extend wakefulness
A brief waking may last longer when it triggers monitoring, frustration or concern about the consequences of being awake. It's the reaction to the waking up, not the waking up itself that adds to the struggle.
02
Worry can extend wakefulness
A brief waking may last longer when it triggers monitoring, frustration or concern about the consequences of being awake. It's the reaction to the waking up, not the waking up itself that adds to the struggle.
03
Rest remains restorative
Time spent resting quietly still gives the body an opportunity to recover. Sleep does not have to arrive immediately for time in bed to have value.
03
Rest remains restorative
Time spent resting quietly still gives the body an opportunity to recover. Sleep does not have to arrive immediately for time in bed to have value.
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Common sleep misunderstandings
Common sleep misunderstandings
Questioning some of the unhelpful ideas we may be carrying about sleep.
Questioning some of the unhelpful ideas we may be carrying about 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