Sleep Recovery with Jaqueline Toomey of First Responder Sleep Recovery

Raise your hand if you have trouble going to and staying asleep at night! If your hand is raised high like ours, you're going to want to listen to this episode because Jaqueline Toomey of First Responder Sleep Recovery drops some very good tips about getting into a bedtime routine, how to fall back asleep in the middle of the night when you are woken up, and tips to help your first responder recover their sleep after a critical incident.

Jacqueline’s firefighter husband's health, and the health and wellness of the brothers and sisters of the fire service whom he serves alongside, quickly came to the forefront of her everyday mission when they first met years ago. Sadly, her husband lost his senior partner on the job to suicide and this deeply impacted both of them- simultaneously motivating them to care for the psychological and physiological well being of those in the fire service. With over ten years of experience in the field of health and wellness, jacqueline has  dedicated her expertise towards her passion for first responder mental restoration and physical wellness. she specializes in sleep-deprivation, stress and trauma relief therapeutics and founded the transformative First Responder Sleep Recovery Program™.  she received my BA from Regis University, completed masters-level coursework in Education at Metropolitan State University and has trained in Nutrition Therapy. she is a 3-time Yoga Alliance internationally certified yoga and meditation instructor.  She is deeply honored to present at IAFC conferences, peer support groups, F.O.O.L.S, and has taught fire departments in over ten states in the U.S. and two Canadian provinces. She was awarded the most read contributing author to the online firefighter publication, LeatherHeadMafia.com with over 100,000 readers in 2018. You can also find her written work on sleep in the fire service at FireEngineering.com and a new Canadian firefighting publication Crackyl. 

Tips from the show:

Waking in the night with insomnia? Do this 10 minute practice:

- https://insighttimer.com/jacqueline/guided-meditations/nervous-system-reset 

Fall asleep to this practice (try to lay down on back, cover body with blanket and listen:

- https://insighttimer.com/jacqueline/guided-meditations/sleep-recovery-practice-relax

For more information about First Responder Sleep Recovery
website: www.firstrespondersleeprecovery.com
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