Screens and Sleep: Understanding the Impact of Technology on Your Rest

PSA! It's not just blue light that's keeping us awake! While scrolling through LinkedIn one day, I stumbled upon a post by Dr. Michael Gradisar, where he shared an intriguing article about a bidirectional model of sleep and technology use. Naturally, I had to download it immediately! As a sleep specialist and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in British Columbia, I’ve often heard the assumption that it’s the blue light from screens keeping us awake at night. But from personal experience, I knew there was more to the story…