Sleep Reset With Michelle

17/06/2026

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26/05/2026

There’s a moment many of us recognise…

You’re exhausted…but your mind still won’t switch off.

You wake in the night.

Feel wired at bedtime.

Or carry that strange combination of tiredness and tension through the day.

And after a while, it starts to affect more than sleep.

Your confidence.

Your focus.

Your patience.

Your ability to properly rest.

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On 1 June I’ll be running a free community workshop exploring:

🌿 sleep
🌿 nervous system overload
🌿 midlife changes
🌿 and gentle, practical ways to support better rest

No pressure.
No perfection.
Just a calm, welcoming space to better understand what might be going on — and what genuinely helps.

📍 Shrewsbury House, SE18 3GE
📅 1 June, 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
🎟️ Free to attend

Details in comments.

06/05/2026

Sleep rarely gets the spotlight it deserves.

We talk about stress. Burnout. Exhaustion. Anxiety. Hormones. Overwhelm.

But sleep itself? Not nearly enough.

And yet it comes up in conversation after conversation I have with women (and men!) in midlife.

Many women initially come looking for support with confidence, stress, life transitions, visibility, business, relationships, or simply wanting to feel more like themselves again.

But underneath so much of it?

They’re exhausted.

Not just “a bit tired”.

Deeply tired in a way that affects patience, resilience, mindset, confidence and emotional capacity.

And often they’re doing all the “right” things:

- trying to look after themselves
- pushing on
- carrying the load of work, business, family and life.

At some point, the question quietly changes from:

“What should I try next?”

to:

“What’s wrong with me?”

If you're reading this and that's how you're feeling? Please know that NOTHING is wrong.

Sometimes the nervous system is simply overloaded and stuck in alert mode for too long.

Sometimes women need space to reconnect with themselves again, to feel calmer, safer, more grounded. Coaching and hypnotherapy can work beautifully for that.

But sometimes insomnia needs more direct, structured support, which is why I’ve recently completed my CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) training.

Not because I’m abandoning everything I already do.

But because I want women to have more than one way forward. A way that fits *them* as an individual.

Because when sleep improves, everything else becomes easier to carry.

And honestly? Women are carrying a lot right now. ❤️

16/04/2026

I’m looking for 5 women who are struggling with their sleep at the moment.

Especially if any of this sounds familiar:

• You dread going to bed because you might not sleep
• You wake up around 2, 3 or 4 am most nights
• Your mind won’t switch off when your head hits the pillow
• You feel shattered… but still can’t properly rest
• You’re pushing through the day, but it’s getting harder

And what you really want is:

• To sleep through the night
• To feel calmer and more like yourself again
• To wake up with more energy and clarity

I’m doing a bit of research to understand this better.

In return, I’m offering a 30-minute coaching session to talk things through and help you make sense of what’s going on.

No pressure. Just a helpful conversation.

I’ve got 5 spaces this time.

Message me if you’d like one x

02/03/2026

Can’t sleep? If you're a woman 40+ it’s probably not what you think.

Midlife sleep disruption isn’t just about hormones.

And it’s rarely fixed by another supplement.

If you’re waking at 2, 3 or 4am, wired and exhausted, doing all the “right” things and still not sleeping…

This is your starting point.

Take the free, confidential, 2-minute Sleep Style Quiz and uncover what’s really going on in your nervous system.

Personalised insight.

Gentle first steps you can implement tonight.

No overwhelm.

👉 Take the quiz now {link in comment}

This is where we begin to reconnect you with restorative sleep.

Michelle

20/02/2026

If you're new here, welcome 🥰

I recently shared a Reel about why the habits that worked five years ago don’t always work now. I heard James Clear talk about this on a recent podcast.

This is especially true when it comes to sleep in midlife.

If you’re 40+ and wondering why:

– you wake at 3am
– stress lingers longer
– wine affects you differently
– your nervous system feels “wired but tired”

This might explain it.

🎥 Watch in the Reel tab.

And if you're struggling to sleep, reach out and let's chat.

Michelle x

20/02/2026

Ever noticed this?

The habits that worked five years ago…
don’t seem to work now.

You’re still capable. Still driven. Still “functioning”.

But suddenly:

* Late nights hit harder
* Wine affects your sleep more
* Stress lingers longer
* Your brain doesn’t switch off the way it used to

And you find yourself thinking,

“Why can’t I just handle this like I used to?”

I heard James Clear say this on a podcast recently, and I wanted to share with you:

When your season changes…
your habits need to change too.

Midlife isn’t a decline.
It’s a recalibration.

Your nervous system is different.

Your sleep architecture shifts.

Your stress tolerance changes.

So the old productivity hacks, the old wind-down rituals, the old “push through” mentality?...
...They need updating.

The good news?

Small shifts create powerful resets.

And when you understand what’s happening in your body and brain, you stop blaming yourself… and start responding wisely instead.

Michelle x

09/01/2026

💛 A quiet reminder and a bit of reassurance.

I want to offer a small thought today.

I'm seeing more and more sleep supplements and 'fixes' coming up in my feed that allegedly have medical endorsements. I did a quick bit of checking with the help of AI on just one example (see the photo) and found the 'expert' credentials weren't quite what they seemed.

If you’ve read something about sleep on Social Media recently that felt very convincing (maybe even very certain) and it stirred a bit of hope in you… that makes sense. When you’re tired and waking in the night, hope can feel like a lifeline.

And if you’ve seen one of the posts that I’ve been getting, and have then taken the next step & tried something that was meant to be the answer but it didn’t help (or only helped briefly), I want you to know this:

That is not because of you.

It doesn’t mean you’re beyond help.

It doesn’t mean you didn’t try hard enough.

And it doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you.

Sleep is deeply personal. It’s shaped by stress, hormones, safety, seasons of life, and things we can’t always see or control. What helps one person might do very little for another. Even when it’s described with a lot of confidence and ‘medical’ evidence.

If something hasn’t worked for you, please don’t turn that disappointment inward.

Treat yourself, and your sleep, with care not pressure.

If you ever feel confused, unsettled, or quietly discouraged by something you’ve read or tried, just know that you’re not alone.

Real support for sleep rarely comes in the form of a 'one trick' approach. It's usually quieter, kinder, and more tailored to you.

Your sleep doesn’t need fixing. It needs kindness, safety, and the right support, at the right time, and for you as a unique and wonderful human being.

💛

02/01/2026

🌙 Let’s have a gentle start to 2026

I hope you’ve had a peaceful, restful festive break.

I’ve been asked a few times recently:

“Do you sleep really well?”

And in the spirit of honesty…

No. Not always.

I’m human. Not some mythical version of someone who has it all figured out (spoiler: no one does).

The difference now, though, is this:

- I understand my sleep.
- I know what impacts it.
- And I know how to soften the anxiety that can so easily turn a few bad nights into an ongoing pattern of sleeplessness.

That awareness changes everything.

Here’s what I’ve learned the hard way:

All the productivity hacks, focus tools, burnout coaching and life strategies in the world don’t land if you’re sleep deprived and running on a dysregulated nervous system.

Without sleep, focus will always feel just out of reach.

Without sleep, stress will win every time.

I know this because I’ve walked that path too. Pushing. Coping. Trying harder. Wondering why nothing ever quite stuck.

So as we step into 2026, my work is going back to basics. I’ll be helping my clients….

Not by showing them how to do more with productivity coaching.

Not by giving them magic ‘fixes’ for brain fog and lack of focus.

Not by helping them to overcome burnout (the solution starts before you get to that point).

But by helping them to understand sleep, stress, and the nervous system, and teaching them how to work with them, not against them.

If your sleep isn’t perfect, you’re not a failure.

If your focus feels fragile, your best days are NOT behind you.

You might just be tired, and ready for a kinder way forward.

May your year ahead be full of positive energy, calm and focus x

12/12/2025

I've got just 4 Gift of Sleep (Tiny Habits Reset) sessions left in the diary before Christmas.

If you're looking to get a head start on your health and wellbeing in 2026, what better place to start than by investing in your sleep?

And if you're looking for a kind and caring gift, you can give it as a pressie this Christmas too (gifted sessions can be redeemed up to May 2026).

These sessions go up to full price in January (currently just £60.00)😉

Link in comments.

Michelle x