Snoozeletter: Off Sleep Meds After 20 Years—and the Longest Day of the Year

Jun 18

Written By Sarah Petroski

Long Days: Solstice Sleep Strategies

Hi friends,

This week marks the Summer Solstice—the longest days of the year.

A time when the sun lingers, our calendars overflow, and our sleep routines can quietly fall apart behind the scenes.

If your evenings have felt brighter, louder, or just a little too long, you're not alone.

More light means later melatonin.
More social buzz means less recovery time.
More doing means more need for rest—whether or not you're getting it.

🛏️ How to Sleep When the Sun Won’t Quit

Here’s how I help clients ride the summer wave without losing their rhythm:

🌞 Bright light early (but give boundaries, you are the boss). Anchor your circadian rhythm in the morning by getting yourself in the sun but also utilize black out shades and sleep masks if the sun is waking you way too early to meet your sleep needs.

🌞 Move + hydrate. Especially after high-stimulation days.

🌞 Don't try to fix it all right now. Don’t stress-recover. Just recover.

🧘🏽‍♀️ Solstice in the Yogic Calendar

In Kundalini yoga, the Summer Solstice is more than just a seasonal marker of light —it’s a sacred energetic portal for active meditation, spiritual reset, and quiet strength.

For years, Robert and I made an annual pilgrimage to the desert in New Mexico—sleeping in tents, rising at 4am to chant mantra under the stars, letting the desert wind carry us into stillness.

Even with very little sleep, we never felt depleted.

That’s the power of this season: it invites expansion, connection, and alignment—if you’re moving with the energy, not against it.

☀️ This is the time to stretch. To explore. To let your wings open a little wider.

And if that doesn’t feel accessible right now—if you’re stuck in fatigue, struggling to rally, or dragging through your days—we should talk.

Because summer is meant to be lived. And living beings need restoration for energy.

🏆 Client Wins of the Week

After 10 weeks of sleep coaching, one client is now sleeping 7.5 to 8 hours a night and falling asleep in 10-30 minutes —completely med-free after 20 YEARS(!!!) of relying on prescription sleep medication.

We’ll check in again for regressions at 3 and 6 months, but for now… their coaching is complete! I love to see a transformation. AND......that means I’ve got a new sleep coaching spot opening for July.

If better sleep is on your summer goals list—or your mama’s, papa’s, auntie’s, or uncle’s—click here to book. I’d love to support you.

And on the fitness side—

A new training client messaged me this week after our first session:
“My back didn’t hurt for the first time in 3 years.”

Whether you’re looking to get stronger, sleep better, or finally feel like yourself again, I’ve got space this summer for online training + remote coaching—tailored to you, your schedule, and your energy.