Susan’s Sleep Transformation
When Susan first walked into Livingston Acupuncture, she carried more than exhaustion.
She carried 20 years of it.
Susan’s insomnia began when she was just 13 years old. What started as occasional restless nights slowly became a lifelong pattern of staring at the ceiling and watching the clock. Now in her mid-30s, she was only sleeping four hours a night. She couldn’t fall asleep. She couldn’t stay asleep and she woke up at least three times every night.
Every morning for 20 years, she woke up exhausted.
As a mother of two young children, she was heartbroken that she couldn’t be there for her kids the way she wanted: present, patient, and energetic. Instead, she felt foggy and drained, moving through her days on fumes.
“I feel like I’m missing life,” she shared.
Susan had done everything she was told to do. She had seen specialist after specialist. She had sleep studies. Tried prescription medications. Over-the-counter aids. Magnesium. Melatonin. Herbal teas. Sleep hygiene routines. Meditation apps.
And nothing worked.
Finally, after years of searching, her doctor told her something that landed like a final blow: “There are just some people who will never sleep — and you’re one of them. There’s nothing more we can do.” Imagine being told that - No hope. No options. Just… this is your life now.
But at Livingston Acupuncture we know the body is designed for rhythm and sometimes it just needs the right support to remember. When Susan began care with us, we approached her sleep differently. Instead of forcing sedation, like so many medications, we focused on restoring her natural sleep-wake cycle through a carefully designed program of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Within the first month, Susan’s sleep improved by 50%.
Instead of lying awake for 90 minutes - she was falling asleep within 30.
Instead of waking three times a night - she was waking once.
Instead of four broken hours - she was getting six solid hours of sleep.
By month three, the transformation was profound.
She was falling asleep within 15 minutes.
She was sleeping through the night.
She was averaging seven to eight hours of restorative sleep.
Her sleep monitoring device showed something even more encouraging: she was cycling through normal sleep architecture and getting at least 90 minutes of REM sleep each night — the deep, restorative phase essential for mood, cognition, and healing.
But the most meaningful changes weren’t on her wrist device. They were in her life. She had energy, patience and she could laugh with her kids again without feeling like she needed to lie down.
🌸 Susan’s story is a reminder that Insomnia doesn’t have to be a life sentence. And being told “there’s nothing more we can do” is not the end of the road. Sometimes it simply means it’s time to look at the body through a different lens.
If you’ve been living on four hours of sleep…
If you’ve tried everything…
If you’ve been told this is just how you are…
Please know: your body was designed to rest. And sometimes, when we restore balance, sleep finds its way home.
Call us at (810) 505-5014 to schedule your Initial Consultation to talk about what’s possible for you.