Working with Dr. Jill McGarry
#2
#2
What matters after a hard night
What matters after a hard night
What matters after a hard night
Choosing how you show up for yourself and your day, despite how you’ve slept.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
After the first flash of worry, what does your problem-solving mind do next: analyse the past, plan the future or hunt for another solution?
After the first flash of worry, what does your problem-solving mind do next: analyse the past, plan the future or hunt for another solution?
Try
Try
After a difficult night, do you automatically remove anything from your day, even though it matters to you?
After a difficult night, do you automatically remove anything from your day, even though it matters to you?
Live
Live
Write down three things you want your life to contain even when sleep is difficult. If you feel tired tomorrow, what could you scale down rather than cancel?
Write down three things you want your life to contain even when sleep is difficult. If you feel tired tomorrow, what could you scale down rather than cancel?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Commitment isn't about a sleep target
Commitment does not mean promising trying to get yourself eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. It means choosing a useful direction in life, even when sleep is hard, without demanding a particular result from your body.
01
Commitment isn't about a sleep target
Commitment does not mean promising trying to get yourself eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. It means choosing a useful direction in life, even when sleep is hard, without demanding a particular result from your body.
02
Use guidance, not sleep rules
Sleep tips can indicate helpful conditions, but they're just that "helpful" and not "essential". They do not need to become rigid instructions followed perfectly every night. Turning advice into demands can create another struggle around sleep.
02
Use guidance, not sleep rules
Sleep tips can indicate helpful conditions, but they're just that "helpful" and not "essential". They do not need to become rigid instructions followed perfectly every night. Turning advice into demands can create another struggle around sleep.
03
Practise your response during the day
Sleep-related thoughts often continue into the day, long after you leave the bed. Daytime provides a better opportunity to notice them and practise responding to them differently, without immediately problem-solving or battling them.
03
Practise your response during the day
Sleep-related thoughts often continue into the day, long after you leave the bed. Daytime provides a better opportunity to notice them and practise responding to them differently, without immediately problem-solving or battling them.
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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