Widow Sleep

Your husband died, and all of a sudden, you can’t sleep.

You wake up at 3 AM every night and scroll social media for distraction.

You keep the TV blaring in the background because the silence is too deafening.

You keep the hallway light on because the loneliness cuts deep…

💫It’s not just in your head —

Grief doesn’t just live in your mind -

it lives in your body, and when your body is

stuck in stress mode, it’s nearly impossible

to fall into deep, restful sleep.

👀Cortisol is the hormone that helps your body handle stress.

Normally, it rises in the morning to help you through the day

And falls in the evening to help you sleep.

🥹Grief disrupts that rhythm.

In really, really big ways.

When you’re grieving, your brain sees loss as a threat.

It signals your body to stay on high alert.

So instead of calming down at night,

cortisol stays high at night, keeping you

tense, wired, + unable to fully relax.

🚨This is why -

you wake up at 3 AM

you feel tired, but you’re wired

your body jolts awake just as you’re drifting off

Cortisol isn’t the enemy- it’s just trying to protect you.

But it’s also keeping you stuck in survival mode.

💬if you’re struggling with sleep + want practical tips to calm your brain and your body click here. I’ll send you my free widow sleep guide. It includes my don’t-panic plan that I use regularly.

With you + for you,

🖤Bethany