How I Finally Learned To Sleep • Discoverology

How I Finally Learned To Sleep

For decades, Kate Edgley struggled with insomnia. She tried everything, but nothing seemed to work… Here, she reveals the terrible toll it took on her life – and how she eventually realised her dreams.

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