Working with Dr. Shelley Kerr
#2
#2
Stepping out of the loop
Stepping out of the loop
Stepping out of the loop
How paying attention differently can help you step back from looping thoughts at night.
CFT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
Where does the spotlight of your attention go when worry or frustration around sleep starts to build?
Where does the spotlight of your attention go when worry or frustration around sleep starts to build?
Try
Try
If your mind is whirring tonight, gently move your attention slowly around the edges of your body, from head to feet and back again.
If your mind is whirring tonight, gently move your attention slowly around the edges of your body, from head to feet and back again.
Live
Live
What helpful choice becomes possible when you take hold of your attention spotlight rather than beating yourself up?
What helpful choice becomes possible when you take hold of your attention spotlight rather than beating yourself up?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
The brain prioritises negatives
Human attention evolved to notice possible dangers because doing so supported survival. Around sleep, this bias can make problems and worst-case outcomes feel much more important than neutral information.
01
The brain prioritises negatives
Human attention evolved to notice possible dangers because doing so supported survival. Around sleep, this bias can make problems and worst-case outcomes feel much more important than neutral information.
02
Control can increase alertness
Anticipating another difficult night can lead to increasingly rigid rules about doing everything correctly. That effort to control sleep can activate the mind further and take you away from rest.
02
Control can increase alertness
Anticipating another difficult night can lead to increasingly rigid rules about doing everything correctly. That effort to control sleep can activate the mind further and take you away from rest.
03
You experience the loop
Automatic sleep-worry loops arise from how the human brain evolved and works; they're not something you directly control. Recognising this can reduce self-blame while still allowing you to choose your next response.
03
You experience the loop
Automatic sleep-worry loops arise from how the human brain evolved and works; they're not something you directly control. Recognising this can reduce self-blame while still allowing you to choose your next response.
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Your three systems
Your three systems
A simple way to map your emotions and see what’s out of balance around sleep.
A simple way to map your emotions and see what’s out of balance around 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