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New TV series on sleep: The Secrets of Sleep featuring Exeter's Sleepyhead Clinic

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21/06/2017 - 10:00pm to 05/07/2017 - 10:00pm
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The Secrets of Sleep Across the British Isles, getting a good night’s sleep has never been trickier. A third of us are affected by sleep problems and we are now officially the worst sleepers in Europe.

THE SECRETS OF SLEEP is an ambitious new documentary series that reveals the extraordinary personal journeys of 12 of the nation’s worst sleepers as they attempt to conquer their chronic sleep disorders.

Each week, 4 Brits suffering life debilitating sleep conditions check into a state of the art sleep clinic in heart of the English countryside. With the help of cutting...

My journey from insomnia to sleep

Before the course started

This evening I start my first session of insomnia treatment with Stephanie Romiszewski who is a Sleep Physiologist at the Sleepyhead Clinic in Exeter. I am both excited and nervous as I begin this journey into the unknown, a little sceptical, as nothing I have tried in the past has made the slightest bit of difference to aid my sleep, not even sleeping tablets and I have believed, for quite some time now, that I am beyond help.

First, let me tell you a bit about myself. I am 44, happily married, with a beautiful 8-year-old son who is my world. I...

First Sleep Therapy Clinic opens in Exeter

Authored by PMM_2014
Posted: Wed, 07/09/2014 - 5:06pm

The first adult sleep therapy clinic of its kind has opened in the South West.

Based in Exeter, the clinic provides expert adult sleep therapy with treatment for insomnia and related sleep problems.

Run by Sleep Physiologist Stephanie Romiszewski, the course of treatment combines a scientific knowledge base with a sleep specific form of cognitive behavioral therapy to offer an effective long-term treatment for insomnia and other sleep issues.

Stephanie said: “We all know how it feels to get one bad night's sleep- and how good it feels when you finally get that...

Why you should avoid that weekend lie in

Sleep affects everything from our immune systems to the way we feel. There is a lot of information on the Internet and in the media about sleep, but some of it can be a bit conflicting and confusing. To nap or not to nap? Is caffeine really that bad for you? What do your dreams actually mean?

So as a Sleep Physiologist who sees sleep problems everyday in clinic, I have decided to start this blog to help answer some of the most common questions about your sleep to promote good sleep health.

Today I thought I would share a very common question:

Hi Sleepyhead, I have...