Working with Dr. Will Devlin
#6
#6
Turning towards the struggle
Turning towards the struggle
Turning towards the struggle
Building compassion for when sleep's difficult, rather than trying to fight it.
CFT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
At your compassionate best, which quality is strongest and which needs more training: wisdom, kindness, strength or determination?
At your compassionate best, which quality is strongest and which needs more training: wisdom, kindness, strength or determination?
Try
Try
Complete three lines: “My critic says… My struggling self needs… My compassionate best will…”
Complete three lines: “My critic says… My struggling self needs… My compassionate best will…”
Live
Live
When the waters get choppy with sleep, what would your compassionate best actually do next?
When the waters get choppy with sleep, what would your compassionate best actually do next?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Rest still has value
Compassionate mind training can help you find greater calm and rest even when sleep does not arrive. A difficult night does not have to become a fight with yourself.
01
Rest still has value
Compassionate mind training can help you find greater calm and rest even when sleep does not arrive. A difficult night does not have to become a fight with yourself.
02
Compassion takes practice
Responding differently to difficult sleep is a skill developed through repetition. Practising little and often makes a compassionate response easier to access when a difficult night arrives.
02
Compassion takes practice
Responding differently to difficult sleep is a skill developed through repetition. Practising little and often makes a compassionate response easier to access when a difficult night arrives.
03
Compassion isn't about perfection
Your compassionate self is an ordinary part of you that cares, understands and wants to help. The aim is to strengthen that existing capacity, not to try and invent a perfect version of yourself that's perfectly compassionate.
03
Compassion isn't about perfection
Your compassionate self is an ordinary part of you that cares, understands and wants to help. The aim is to strengthen that existing capacity, not to try and invent a perfect version of yourself that's perfectly compassionate.
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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