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If work follows you to bed at night, this one's for you.

Most people assume the fix is a better bedtime routine. But if you're lying awake with your brain still running through everything that happened today and everything waiting for you tomorrow, the problem started long before you turned out the lights.

In this week's episode I walk you through exactly what I do, and what I tell my clients, to stop work stress from sabotaging sleep.

Here's some of what we cover:

• The mindset shift that stops the after-hours rumination loop (this one changed things for me personally)

• Why telling yourself you're overwhelmed is making your sleep worse and what to say instead

• Simple workday habits that lower your cortisol before you even get to bedtime

• What to do on the nights you worked late and you're wired when you get home

These are real, specific changes, not generic wind-down advice you've already heard.

00:00 Work Stress Insomnia

01:05 Mind Body Approach

01:56 Set Mental Boundaries

04:16 Stop Rumination Loop

05:23 Calming Self Talk

06:50 Workday Focus Hacks

09:19 Deep Work Scheduling

11:07 Busy Season Wind Down

12:02 Calendar Time Blocking

14:20 Evening Cutoffs No Screens

16:07 Free Guide Next Steps