Sleeping Well

March 1, 2023 Daphne Scott

I struggled to sleep well for many years after trauma. Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, nightmares, anxiety attacks upon awakening, as much as I slept, I wasn’t resting. I talked to doctors and they just prescribed more pills. I had awful side effects and knew there had to be a better way.

One time a doctor prescribed me a “more natural medicine” and it was a lavender pill. I hated it, it gave me burps and tasted like perfume. I told a nurse about this and the next day she brought me a bottle of real lavender oil from her farm. I slept through the night for the first time in years.

After that I was hooked, I still diffuse lavender every night before bed.

my current sleepy rhythm is

magnesium - I love Moon Juice or Calm
diffusing Lavender + Northern Lights Black Spruce
sleepyize (ya the kid’s roller) on my feet, over my heart, on my wrists, and on my palms to inhale
eye mask
cozy blanks + all the pillows
CBD can be very helpful too, love the CBD Calm roller

extra tools when sleep feels more difficult

getting out of bed to stretch + release tension from your body
mediation - really love the Chani app for these
white noise / sound machine

E S S E N T I A L O I L S

With essential oils, you should be ready to learn, fail, and try again. Every human body is different with different experiences + memories that shape how they respond to the smells of certain plants. Figure out what works well with your body.

Lavender

Northern Lights Black Spruce (NLBS)