Untangle A Women's Guide To Overcoming Insomnia. With Dr. Shelby Harris
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Feb 5, 2026 
Dr. Shelby Harris, a clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist, discusses women's unique sleep challenges. She covers how hormones and societal stressors affect sleep. Short routines, screens and blue light, meditation, soundscapes, screening for other sleep disorders, CBT-I, sleep restriction, and practical tools like worry time and thought logs are explored.
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Reduce Blue Light Before Bed
- Avoid prolonged screen exposure before bed because blue light suppresses melatonin and can delay sleep onset by up to an hour.
- If you must watch, use blue-blocking glasses or shift to non-screen relaxing activities an hour before bed.
Meditation Trains The Brain To Let Go
- Regular meditation strengthens the mind's ability to notice and release anxious thoughts at night.
- That strengthened awareness helps prevent rumination from escalating into sleeplessness.
Rule Out Other Sleep Disorders First
- Sleep problems can mask other sleep disorders like sleep apnea or restless legs that require medical treatment.
- Treating those conditions often resolves insomnia-like symptoms more effectively than insomnia-only approaches.
