It happens all the time with sleep. You get a few days, or even a few weeks, of good sleep under your belt and think, “We’ve made it.” And then suddenly, you’re up all night again. That’s the thing about sleep. We never really “make it.” Sleep is constantly changing, and different stages of life or routine shifts can quickly throw things off track. Today on the blog, we’re talking about five common times when sleep tends to go off the rails a how planning for them ahead of time can help keeps...

We all have those days where getting enough sleep just isn’t the priority. Maybe it’s a late night concert with friends or getting up early for a flight. That’s completely normal. But when not getting enough sleep starts to become the norm instead of the exception, it can begin to impact our work as BCBAs in a big way. In today’s blog, we’ll walk through 5 ways that a chronic lack of sleep might be holding us back from being the best BCBAs we can be, along with a simple values statement for...

There’s a large amount of evidence showing that keeping a consistent sleep schedule is incredibly important for a variety of health outcomes. Regular schedules are associated with improvements in alertness, health and safety behaviors, inflammation, mental health, cognitive performance, academic performance, sleep duration, and sleep quality. On the other hand, irregular sleep schedules have been linked to worse health outcomes across the board. Even so, sticking to a consistent schedule...