The Hidden 20% Better Sleep Anywhere: Practical Tips for Neurodivergent Sleepers with Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan (Part Two)
Sep 10, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan, a renowned sleep expert and neurophysiologist, shares invaluable insights on sleep for neurodivergent individuals. She offers practical tips for parents supporting their children’s rest and highlights the importance of creating safe environments. They explore the transformative power of dreams, the impact of senses on sleep quality, and strategies for emotional regulation. With warmth and wisdom, Dr. Ramlakhan reveals how small changes can significantly improve our ability to rest better.
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Be The Change Parents Want
- Model the behaviours you want your children to adopt by practicing them yourself.
- Remove phones from bedrooms and steady your own nervous system to create a calm family macrocosm.
Safety Is Emitted Not Spoken
- Leaders must embody safety in their nervous system for organizational culture to feel safe.
- Talking about trust fails unless leaders exude calm, steady presence across the workplace.
Break Time-Checking And Phone Habits
- Stop checking the time when you wake up and remove phones from the bedroom to break unhelpful sleep rituals.
- Use small discipline and fierce boundary-setting to change entrenched sleep behaviours over weeks.
