Sleep Worksheets

“Navigating the complexities of grief can feel overwhelming. These worksheets aim to shed light on your grieving process and equip you with tools to care for yourself in grief. We stand by you and hope these resources provide comfort and guidance”.

Dr Erin Hope Thompson MBE, Founder and Director of The Loss Foundation

Created to support you in grief, these worksheets are designed to get you more restorative sleep.

Explore “Nightmare Protocol and Notes” for understanding and processing nightmares. Discover “Sleep Goals, Tips, and Journal” for practical sleep advice and tracking progress. Assess your sleep with “Sleep Questions” and understand insomnia’s cycle through “The Insomnia Cycle.” Additionally, find balance and well-being with “The Wheel of Self Care.” Prioritise your sleep and self-care with this thoughtful collection, guiding you towards a better night’s sleep amid difficult times.

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5 Sleep Hygiene Worksheets

• Nightmare Protocol and Notes – a guide to understand, process, and document nightmares experienced during the grieving process.
• Sleep Goals, Tips and Journal – a resource outlining practical sleep tips, and a journal space to track progress towards better sleep while grieving.
• Sleep Questions – a set of questions designed to assess your current sleep habits and difficulties, helping you identify areas you can work on, starting today.
• The Insomnia Cycle – an illustration explaining the interconnected elements contributing to and perpetuating insomnia during the grieving process.
• The Wheel of Self Care – A visual tool depicting different facets of self-care, providing guidance on diverse areas to focus on for well-being during grief, fostering balance and support.

1. 1-Minute Meditation: Start your meditation journey with a brief pause, ideal for busy schedules.
2. 2-Minute Meditation: Step away from chaos, dedicating two minutes to reconnect and find peace within.
3. Mindful Breathing Short (6 minutes): A beginner-friendly guide to mindful breathing for calm awareness.
4. Lower Belly Meditation (9 minutes): Practice focusing consciousness away from the mind and heart, centring within the belly.
5. Compassionate Hand Exercise (5 minutes): Use mindfulness and self-compassion to promote relaxation and care.
6. Soften Soothe Allow Meditation (13 minutes): Cultivate self-compassion and emotional resilience through this practice.
7. Compassionate Image Exercise (5 minutes): Generate warmth and kindness towards yourself by visualizing compassion.