Working with Dr. Zoe Gotts
#3
#3
What you can do after a poor night
What you can do after a poor night
What you can do after a poor night
Challenge the assumption that a difficult night will ruin the following day and recognise the evidence that you can still cope.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
What have you previously managed to do after a difficult night that your mind predicted you would not be able to cope with?
What have you previously managed to do after a difficult night that your mind predicted you would not be able to cope with?
Try
Try
Finish this sentence with as many examples as you can: “Even when I’m tired, I am capable of…”
Finish this sentence with as many examples as you can: “Even when I’m tired, I am capable of…”
Live
Live
What is one plan you could adapt tomorrow to make it more manageable, rather than cancelling completely?
What is one plan you could adapt tomorrow to make it more manageable, rather than cancelling completely?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Predictions are not outcomes
After a difficult night, the mind may predict that the entire day will be a disaster. What actually happens is often more varied than that prediction.
01
Predictions are not outcomes
After a difficult night, the mind may predict that the entire day will be a disaster. What actually happens is often more varied than that prediction.
02
Tiredness changes ability perception
When you are tired, tasks and difficulties can appear larger and less manageable. That feeling does not always accurately reflect what you're actually capable of doing.
02
Tiredness changes ability perception
When you are tired, tasks and difficulties can appear larger and less manageable. That feeling does not always accurately reflect what you're actually capable of doing.
03
Adaptation is still participation
Doing something after a hard night you want or need to do differently, more slowly or with additional support is not failure. Adapting allows life to continue without pretending tiredness is not there.
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Adaptation is still participation
Doing something after a hard night you want or need to do differently, more slowly or with additional support is not failure. Adapting allows life to continue without pretending tiredness is not there.
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The sleep myths that create pressure
The sleep myths that create pressure
Take a clearer look at the eight-hour rule, nighttime awakenings, catching up on sleep and other beliefs that can make sleep feel like a test.
Take a clearer look at the eight-hour rule, nighttime awakenings, catching up on sleep and other beliefs that can make sleep feel like a test.
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