Dr. Micaela

Um, this is not magic.

This is not going to be perfect.

Okay.

Just to be really, really clear again, again, again.

Um, and so what does that mean?

I know there is a shitload of research that says turn your screens off an hour before going to bed, or you're never going to be able to fall asleep because blue light.

Um, I think I've fallen asleep with my phone or a device, uh, in my hand for the past, like 20 years.

So turns out you can do it.

Um,

And yes, I use the blue light filters or whatever, but like, come on.

Um, and for some people that's going to be important not to do blah, blah, whatever.

Right.

But, um, all I'm saying is that in the, your journey of figuring out what works for you, you have to figure out, um, not just what everyone says to do, but pick your one or two crumbs of what you want.

Right.

So what a bedtime routine is doing, um, is essentially it's training your brain that these are your cues that sleep is ahead.

And so essentially you're engaging wind down mode.

And because you are rewiring your brain, using a bedtime routine takes at a minimum two weeks, but probably closer to four to six to fully rewire your brain into understanding.

No, I really mean it.

When we do this, we are getting ready for sleep.

And so you might try a bedtime routine and you might try it and stick to it for a long ass time and it still doesn't do anything.