Hi, I'm Seanna Aker, RN a 53 year old registered nurse of 32 years, certified Holistic Health Coach, and sleep educator specializing in circadian alignment for midlife women.
I’m also a wife of 25 years, 8 of that a Navy wife (IFYKYK), a mom of three, and happily sharing life with three cats and a standard Goldendoodle.
I started The Sleep Nurse because I kept hearing the same thing from women my age: "I know I should sleep better, I just don't know why I can't." None of the well meaning gurus were talking about or explaining the why. Just more tips that often added to the overwhelm rather than actually repairing that sleep relationship..
Here's the thing: sleep isn't a switch you flip on at night when it's time for bed. It's the downstream result of light, rhythm, and hormones working in tandem, or working against each other, all day long. Once you understand that mechanism, sleep stops feeling like a mystery you're trying to solve each night and starts feeling like something you and your body are working toward, together.
This is a space for midlife women who are tired of being tired, and ready to understand sleep instead of just chasing it.
Here, we’ll talk about natural light, circadian alignment, restorative daily rhythms, curated sleep rituals, hormones, stress, and the simple, free tools your body already has if you know how to use them.
Clarity instead of complexity.
Rhythm instead of constant optimization.
Practical action instead of information overload.
Self-responsibility instead of perfection.
Human connection instead of impersonal instruction.
I publish one thoughtful post each week, in the form of a podcast and text so you can choose the best way to learn the information. I include occasional notes and reflections along the way to show how I’m living these principles.
Think of this as a warm, science-informed corner of the internet where sleep starts making sense again.
I’m so glad you’re here.
Align your day. Restore your night
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