{"id":77,"date":"2026-02-22T20:59:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachcalie.com\/?p=77"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:32:46","slug":"howd-you-sleep-last-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachcalie.com\/?p=77","title":{"rendered":"How’d you sleep last night?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I used to be a great sleeper. (And I promise this post is worth the read if sleep is in the past tense for you too.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I say that looking back \u2014 because sleep wasn\u2019t something I ever had to think about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to bed, my head hit the pillow, and within ten minutes I was out.
I slept through the night.
I woke up, got out of bed, and started my day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My brain clicked on and I was in go-mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I felt good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then in 2021, something shifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could still fall asleep without any problem \u2014 but I started waking up at 3 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first I\u2019d roll over and fall back asleep pretty quickly.
But over time, I started lying there for hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some mornings I\u2019d finally drift off around 6 and sleep until 9 (my kids were homeschooling post-COVID, so I had that luxury).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most days, I just dragged myself through the day starting at 6 after staring at the ceiling for those last three hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee got me going.
Workouts seemed to energize me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But by 2 p.m. I was done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything started to annoy me.
I had brain fog.
I was irritable, moody, snappy \u2014 and honestly, I didn\u2019t love my attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was annoyed with myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The longer it went on, the more dependent I became on coffee.
I switched to mushroom coffee trying to cut back on caffeine.
I started craving sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sleep deprivation showed up on my face and in my eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I looked as tired as I felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took a few years of trial, error, and research, but I\u2019m happy to tell you\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 I\u2019m a great sleeper again.
Even in menopause.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you can be too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here\u2019s the biggest lesson I learned:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t start thinking about sleep at 10 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How you sleep is a reflection of your lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choices you make from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/strong> have a far bigger impact on your sleep than anything you do right before bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s what this series is about.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next few days I\u2019m going to help you understand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n