In a world that can feel quite stressful and like everyone wants something from you, let’s talk about wonderful, nourishing, and yummy sleep. A bit of a problem for many.

The holiday season, a mix of joyous reunions and weighty obligations, often ushers in a blend of good and bad stress. Amidst connecting with loved ones, exchanging thoughtful gifts, and attending parties, we may also feel the pressure to meet numerous seasonal demands as well as experience the longing for those absent from our orbit this year.

What happened to transform a brash, fearless world traveler and adventurer into a shy and paranoid man as he approached 60 and died at 61? After 17 years of meticulous research, forensic psychiatrist Andrew Farah addresses this question in his recent book, Hemingway's Brain.

By Diane Wilson from Viewpoints in the Wednesday Journal.

Sarah (not her real name) was an insomniac.

When trying to close her eyes and relax each night, a freight train was rushing by in her mind, each car filled with ideas, fears, anxieties; ideas, fears, anxieties; ideas, fears, anxieties. Instead of bringing relief, sleeping pills and alcohol had only pulled her into an added problem with addiction.