Heather Darwall-Smith

Heather Darwall-Smith is a sleep therapist and author whose book How To Be Awake (So You Can Sleep Through the Night) takes a refreshingly different approach to the epidemic of insomnia by focusing on how daytime behaviour and habits affect night-time sleep quality. Drawing on her clinical experience treating sleep disorders and her training in cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia, Darwall-Smith explains how the choices people make during waking hours directly impact their ability to sleep. Her approach shifts the focus from night-time interventions to daytime habits, offering readers a comprehensive framework for improving sleep by changing how they live when they are awake. Darwall-Smith's writing is accessible, practical and grounded in evidence-based sleep science. She provides clear guidance on topics including light exposure, exercise timing, stress management, caffeine consumption and the creation of effective pre-sleep routines. The audiobook edition, narrated by Zara Ramm, makes her practical sleep guidance accessible to listeners who may be too exhausted from poor sleep to read, offering evidence-based help in an accessible format.