If you've been lying awake at night since someone died, you're not alone.
Grief often disrupts sleep, making bedtime feel anxious, frustrating, or emotionally overwhelming. For many people, insomnia becomes one of the most exhausting parts of loss.
In this episode of the GRIEF Ladies Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Larissa Tate to explore how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) can help. CBTI is an evidence-based approach that helps rebuild healthy sleep habits even during grief.
We talk about:
Why grief interferes with sleep
How nighttime anxiety develops
What CBTI actually involves
Sleep hygiene myths
The role of medication
Why napping can worsen insomnia
Small, manageable steps to improve your sleep
Sleep struggles during grief are common and they're treatable.
As always, we close with practical tools you can try this week, because grief changes your life — and you deserve support that helps you live inside that change.
Related topics: grief and insomnia, CBTI for sleep, sleep problems after loss, nighttime anxiety during grief.
Guest Bio:
Dr. Larissa Tate is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Momentum Behavioral Health, a private practice serving clients in New York, Maryland, North Carolina, Alabama, and Florida. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of sleep disorders, anxiety, and trauma, with particular expertise in working with professionals in high-stakes, high-pressure roles including caregivers, medical professionals, attorneys, first responders, military personnel, and others who are used to carrying a lot and rarely slowing down. Her work is grounded in science and evidence-based treatments and a practical, skills-focused approach. Dr. Tate helps driven individuals get out of survival mode, sleep better, manage stress more effectively, and build resilience in ways that are sustainable – without sacrificing their ambition or values.
She has trained and worked in a range of medical and behavioral health settings, including sleep clinics, primary care, intensive outpatient programs, neurology clinics, and major military and VA medical centers. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Uniformed Services University and completed her residency at the University of Alabama-Birmingham VA Medical Center. In addition to individual and group therapy, Dr. Tate also provides diagnostic assessments and military psychological evaluations and is passionate about helping clients create meaningful, lasting change
Connect with Larissa: www.momentumbehavioralhealth.com
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