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Have You Ever Felt Like You Just Can’t Find The Off Switch For Your Brain So You Can Sleep?

Aug 8, 2023
2 min read

Written by: Lynn Lessell, Senior Level Executive Contributor

Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

Executive Contributor Lynn Lessel

Has there ever been a time when you just didn’t feel well, couldn’t sleep, and just couldn’t put your finger on the reason why?

woman covering her face with blanket

When you can’t sleep, your body doesn’t get the proper rest and time to detox it needs. When this occurs consistently, your worries may be causing bigger problems than the worries themselves.


All that worry can be affecting your energy and ability to sleep, so, how can you detect that?


It’s easy to notice the intense symptoms that make you feel sick yet there can be many seemingly silent warning signs that can go unnoticed. These are the symptoms that can be harmful over time and shouldn’t be ignored.


Even when you choose a healthy eating style and a systematic exercise routine, frequent stress reactions from the repetitive worry may not convey any noticeable signs to tend to.


Over long enough periods, you can unintentionally begin to weaken your immune system creating the potential for ailments to occur.


“Unwarranted fear or worry will always be based upon something in your imagination or your memory. Worry is the fear we manufacture; it is a choice.” – Gavin de Becker & Associates

What if you could minimize the effects of worry on your body and mind by choosing to build resilience to daily anxieties, increase serenity, and improve sleep quality?


If you could skillfully improve your stamina to be healthy inside and out, boost your energy, and sleep better at night, what might you want to know first?


Providing yourself with necessary “me” time offers time to focus on doing the things that calm the mind and body, and allows your body to function in the healthy way it’s naturally designed to.


So, what are you waiting for? Plan some “me” time and face tension of any sort with strength rather than dread so you can achieve that quality sleep more regularly and feel your best.


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Lynn Lessell, Senior Level Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine

Lynn Lessell is a certified health and life coach. Her journey through multiple traumas felt like a rollercoaster of anxiety, exhaustion, and guilt, which caused her to feel a loss of self. When she finally hit rock bottom, she realized something had to change so she could balance personal and business to love her life again. She’s known to her clients as the Identity Coach for helping them discover the secret identity that’s been buried deep within. She is CEO of Itz Why LLC where she helps career moms, like herself, that feel frustrated, exhausted, & guilty from being pulled in multiple directions, to take back control quickly, regain energy & time, and love their life again the way they want to. She is the author of the upcoming book Merging ME, creator of the Level It Up Program, “ME” Monday® and leader of a support group for professionals called Inner Power Partners currently in three cities.

 
 

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