The SHINE technique can help you feel more awake in the morning [Video]

You’ve had a full night’s sleep, but you still wake up feeling groggy and tired: what gives?

Sometimes, it’s not your nighttime routine that leaves you struggling to get out of bed the next day, but a pattern of neglecting mornings that fosters anxiety and hampers productivity.

According to research, 10,000 people in the UK search the phrase ‘tired all the time’ online every month. And while there’s endless advice on how to sort out your sleep, the importance of a healthy morning routine is often left out.

If you don’t set your day up right, you can end up drained and wrought by overthinking come bedtime. This then becomes a cycle of sleep anxiety and poor quality rest which no amount of ‘sleep hygiene’ can fix.

So to break out of bad habits and refresh your mornings, try the SHINE technique from cognitive behaviour therapist, Toby Oliver, and his sister Kate Oliver.

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