Facing Cancer
Rest and Sleep
Better Sleep · Bedtime Story
When sleep feels harder to come by, a little calm can go a long way. Gentle exercises and soothing stories to help you unwind, quiet your thoughts, and make space for rest.
Guided prompts
Gentle writing to help you process and reflect
Practical tools
Grounding exercises, emotional check-ins, and more
Your pace
Dip in anytime, no right or wrong way to use these pages
Journals for sleep
Better Sleep
21 calming exercises for bedtime relaxation.
Bedtime Story
Soothing stories to help you unwind, and a good one to share with children who are also finding nights hard.
Sleep is often the first thing treatment takes. Steroids, pain, worry and the strangeness of hospital routines all get in the way, and the National Cancer Institute notes that sleep problems are common for people in cancer treatment and worth raising with your care team.
When sleep feels harder to come by, a little calm can go a long way. A short bedtime ritual, a breathing exercise or a story read slowly can quiet your thoughts and make space for rest, even on the nights it doesn’t come easily.
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