Breaking the Cycle of Tired But Wired
Burnout is often discussed in the legal world, but the early warning signs are often masked by long hours, relentless pressure, and a brain that struggles to switch off, especially at night.
It is only when those pressures start affecting your work, your performance, and your ability to show up fully that they become increasingly difficult to ignore. By that point, your system is already running in survival mode - still functioning, but at a cost.
One of the first things to suffer is sleep, and yet it is often the last thing we give ourselves permission to prioritise. Sleep isn’t just another wellness box to tick. It is the foundation that holds everything else together - your energy, your focus, your mental clarity and so much more.
In this session, we will explore how your sleep works, why sleep becomes disrupted under stress, how the two systems that control your sleep are affected by pressure, and why common fixes often fail when your system is already in overdrive.
You will leave with practical, evidence-based strategies to start improving your sleep straight away, even with a demanding schedule, so you can wake more refreshed and function with more clarity, without relying on adrenaline and willpower alone.
Key Takeaways:
-Understanding of how your sleep works, and why it is often disrupted under pressure
-What is quietly disrupting your sleep
-How much sleep you actually need to function well
-The two systems that support sleep
-The role of daytime habits in setting up better sleep
-A practical, evidence-based Sleep Stress Toolkit to manage stress and busy mind