The Messy Middle Sleep Solution

How You Can Create The Perfect Midlife Plan That You Can Actually Do to Sleep Soundly and Stress Less

A midlife sleep program that won’t add more “menopause noise” to your to-do list and won’t break the bank, and even keeps your phone in your bedroom!

Sleep Better. Stress Less. Feel Like You Again.

Welcome to The Messy Middle Sleep Solution. The self-paced, expert-led online course designed specifically for midlife women navigating menopause, major life transitions, and 3 a.m. wake-ups that leave you drained and defeated.

This isn’t just another sleep course. This sleep and stress management program is a lifeline for women who feel like they’re doing everything right, but still can’t rest.

Is This You?

You’re in your late 30s, 40s, or 50s and…

  • You’re exhausted but wide awake at 3 a.m.

  • You’re juggling menopause, caregiving, career shifts, or an emptying nest, etc.

  • You’re anxious, overwhelmed, and wired…but tired

  • You’re tired of being tired, and you know sleep is the missing piece

You don’t need to power through. You need a plan that meets you exactly where you are. Emotionally, hormonally, and mentally.

I’m In! Sign Me Up!

SOUND FAMILIAR?

You’ve hit a point where sleep feels impossible and you’re running on fumes.

You’re…

  • Frustrated because you’ve tried everything. Supplements, meditation, melatonin and nothing is working.

  • Burnt out, your energy is gone, even small decisions feel overwhelming, and you’re operating on autopilot.

  • Helpless, hopeless, and resentful, wondering if you’ll ever feel in control again.

  • Going through the motions at work or with your family, but deep down you’re stuck in a fog. Frozen, unmotivated, and just… numb.

  • Tired of feeling like a stranger in your own body, and desperate to feel like yourself again.

  • In the thick of the messy middle. Navigating menopause, life transitions, and constant stress that leaves you wide awake at 3 a.m.

You’re not alone.

“I was waking up every night between 2–4am. This program helped me create a real routine, handle stress during the day, and finally fall back asleep. I feel like myself again.”
— Sandra, 52

It happened to Me

At 45 I was navigating the legalities of divorce, major financial changes, making sure I was being the best mom to my 3 teens to help them through the process, dealing with the fears and anxieties of the unknown future, all while continuing to live with my ex.

Talk about stressful!

Let’s add in a sprinkle of perimenopause as well! As a certified sleep coach for over 16 years my sleep took a hit and my stress levels were at an all-time high. While I couldn’t change what I was going through I had to learn to better manage my stress, prioritize healthy sleep, and make the appropriate changes to my lifestyle.

Make the time

Women in midlife are not going through a crisis, but rather a period of self-discovery and growth. There’s a difference. And we need to be well-rested to grow to the max!

This midlife sleep program, The Messy Middle Sleep Solution is about you. It’s about putting you first for a change.

This is Exactly How You’ll Feel…

The Messy Middle Sleep Solution is built on working with women just like you for over 16 years. I understand what you need and have created a midlife sleep program that not only contains the strategies and resources you need, but focuses on ease of implementation, because we are exhausted, and busy!

You want to sleep well but not stress more trying to figure out how to do it!

Forget everything you’ve tried in the past. The Messy Middle Sleep Solution focuses on effective midlife sleep solutions, successful midlife stress reduction, with straight forward goals to accomplishment.

  • You’ll look forward to bedtime because it brings you peace, not anxiety.

  • Those 3 a.m. wakeups? Gone. You’ll sleep soundly through the night.

  • You’ll feel confident in your ability to sleep well. No more guesswork, no more stress.

  • You’ll wake up rested, with energy to take on the day instead of dragging through it.

  • You’ll have a personalized midlife sleep and stress plan built for your life and your unique challenges.

  • You’ll finally carve out time for you. Nurturing your body, calming your mind, and recharging your soul.

  • You’ll finally keep your stress levels in check helping you quiet your mind at night and sleep more restfully throughout the night.

  • Your stress will no longer run the show. Your mind will be quieter at night, and your sleep deeper.

  • Menopause will no longer feel scary or uncertain because you’ll understand what’s happening, and you’ll know exactly what to do.

  • And best of all?
    You’ll become your own midlife sleep and stress expert — with expert guidance every step of the way.

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“I didn’t even know how much my stress was affecting my sleep. Now I do and I’m not afraid of it anymore.”
— Karen, 48

I KNOW. YOU’VE TRIED IT ALL AND NOTHING HAS WORKED.

Let Me Ask You This

  • You wake up already exhausted. Dreading the day before it even begins. You’re faking “fine,” but inside, you’re running on empty.

  • Your mind is spinning with sleep health anxiety… Worrying about not sleeping is actually keeping you from sleeping.

  • Your bedroom, once your escape, now feels cluttered and chaotic. It’s the last place you’d call relaxing.

  • Your energy is gone. Your productivity? Barely there.

  • And then it hits you again. You’re staring blankly out the window in that now-familiar functional freeze… while your to-do list grows longer and nothing ever gets crossed off.

  • You’re carrying a constant weight of guilt. Not because you’re not trying, but because everything feels so much harder and motivation just won’t come.

  • Your moods are unpredictable. One moment you’re fine. The next you’re snapping or shutting down. And you don’t even recognize yourself.

  • At night, it’s even worse. Your mind races. Your body overheats. Frustration builds. Your desire is gone and so is your sense of self.

  • You feel like a stranger in your own body. And more than anything, you just want to feel like you again.

  • Deep down, you know this isn’t “just stress”. You’re moving through a massive midlife transition (or more than one at once). And what you need most right now is sleep support that actually works.

If you said yes to 2 or more checks The Messy Middle Sleep Solution is the midlife sleep program for you!

Why I Created The Messy Middle Sleep Solution

My “messy middle” started with a divorce at 45.
But this program isn’t just for women going through divorce. It’s for any woman navigating the layered chaos of midlife.

Because midlife? It’s rarely simple.

For some of us, relationships shift or end.
For others, we’re sandwiched between parenting teens and caring for aging parents — while trying to hold onto our careers, or maybe reinvent them entirely.

Our hormones change.
Our bodies shift.
Our responsibilities grow.

And even if you’re not in the middle of a major life transition, your stress levels might still be through the roof. From financial worries, physical exhaustion, or the mental strain that midlife so often brings.

Hi, I’m Alanna, founder of Good Night Sleep Site, host of The Bedtime Edit podcast, and mom of three (yes, including twins!).

I’m also a woman who’s lived through her own messy middle…
A tough divorce at 45, major financial shifts, living with my ex for 1.5 years (highly not recommended!), raising teens, running a business, and all while unknowingly entering perimenopause.

My sleep? Gone.
My stress levels? Sky-high.
My energy, focus, and confidence? Completely wiped out.
Sound familiar?

Here’s the thing… I had the training.

As a certified sleep and stress management coach, I’ve spent over 16 years helping families, professionals, and major brands like:

  • IKEA
  • Warner Bros.
  • Dermalogica
  • Linktree
  • Bayer
  • Unilever
  • Air Miles

…sleep better, stress less, and reclaim their wellbeing.

But even I hit a wall when midlife came full force and I knew I wasn’t alone.

So I built what I wish I had:

A self-guided, compassionate, science-backed program for midlife women who are navigating stress, hormonal changes, and broken sleep and need real support.

That’s how The Messy Middle Sleep Solution was born.
A no-fluff, truly supportive sleep and stress program designed for women like us. The ones doing it all while quietly falling apart.

You don’t have to keep powering through.

You don’t have to settle for 3AM wake-ups and white-knuckling your days.
You don’t have to go it alone.

I’ve taken everything I know, from my training, my career, and my own messy middle and built a clear, doable path back to sleep, peace, and feeling like you again.

I’ve done the hard work for you.

Now it’s your turn to rest.
To reset.
To put YOU first.

Because you deserve more than just surviving midlife. You deserve to sleep through it.

Alanna

Why is this sleep program different?

Sleep hygiene alone isn’t enough in midlife. Sure, things like setting a consistent bedtime and upgrading your sheets can help but if you’ve been struggling with sleep for a while, especially during midlife, they’re not the full answer. Because this isn’t just about habits. It’s about menopause and stress.

Here’s what’s really happening: During midlife, women’s stress levels often reach an all-time high. Juggling careers, caregiving, changing relationships, and massive hormonal shifts.

That constant stress elevates your cortisol, the body’s main stress hormone. And when cortisol is high at bedtime, it actually suppresses melatonin, the hormone that helps you fall asleep and stay asleep.

What does this mean?

While changing our sleep behaviours and our relationship with sleep is important, learning better stress management tools go hand in hand. Getting a handle on your stress and anxiety equals better sleep. Better sleep makes it easier to alleviate stress you may be experiencing at this time in your life.

It’s time

It’s time to put a plan in motion to help you manage your stress better and in turn sleep better in midlife. Just by being here you have taken an amazing step towards healthy sleep, and our sleep and stress management program was developed as a result of our trained education and years of experience working with thousands of individuals just like you! In each lesson, you’ll find digital downloads to guide you through the specific lesson.

Let’s talk about the plan for a second

Here’s the truth:

You wouldn’t go to the gym once, eat a salad, and expect to be fit by the end of the day.

And the same goes for sleep and stress.

You can’t meditate once or journal before bed for a night or two and expect everything to magically fix itself. That’s not failure — that’s just real life.

You’re Not Alone And You’re Not Behind

Whether it’s been a week, a month, or years of broken sleep, you are not alone in your struggle.
Stress, anxiety, hormonal shifts, and overthinking don’t just hurt your sleep. They make it harder to fix it, too.

You already know how important sleep is to your health.
So hearing that “you need more sleep” when you’re desperately trying to sleep, can feel overwhelming and frustrating.

That’s why this program is different.
I won’t just tell you to sleep more.
I’ll give you the tools to reset your stress, reframe your relationship with sleep, and finally feel confident again.

I’m In! Sign Me Up!

With The Messy Middle Sleep Solution You Get:

  • The Messy Middle Sleep Solution Handbook (100+ pages). A beautifully designed, self-paced full program guide that’s packed with the sleep education of Alanna McGinn. It includes actionable exercises, and midlife-specific tools to support better sleep and lower stress, for good.

  • Complete Audio Lessons taught by founder and lead sleep expert, Alanna McGinn. Listen on the go!

  • Lifetime Access to Your Private Member Portal. Log in anytime, from anywhere.

  • Downloadable Printables + Bonus Resources. Everything you need to make lasting change, including: sleep diaries & trackers, mindfulness & stress-reduction activities, and workbooks – including “Create Your Self-Care Menu”, “Set Midlife Goals and Achieve Them”, and “Create Your Menopause Vision Statement.

  • Optional 1:1 Support (Add-on). After you begin the course, you’ll have the option to purchase a 60-minute private consultation with sleep expert Alanna McGinn.

The Messy Middle Sleep Solution:

Lesson 1: Reset Your Sleep: Powerful Behavioural Shifts for Real Rest

Discover the science-backed tools and mindset shifts to finally feel good about sleep again, without giving up your phone or forcing a 9pm bedtime.

  • Design Your Ideal Sleep Routine. Create realistic, sustainable patterns that actually work for your current stage of life, whether you’re in midlife, dealing with stress, or navigating change.

  • Master the “Slow Down Hour”. 
Learn the one simple bedtime shift that helps your brain and body wind down so you can fall asleep faster without overthinking it.

  • CBT-I: Rewire Your Thoughts, Reclaim Your Rest. 
Get introduced to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia. The gold standard in long-term sleep improvement and how it shifts your negative mindset on your sleep health.

  • Build Healthy Tech Boundaries (Without Guilt or Going Cold Turkey). No, you don’t have to ditch all your screens. Learn how to use technology wisely so it helps your wind-down instead of hurting it.

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia: CBT-I.

  • Use the Power of Positive Thinking (For Real). We’ll guide you through cognitive restructuring and coping imagery. Two gentle mindset tools to calm racing thoughts and reset your relationship with sleep.

Lesson 2: Master Your Stress & Mental Health: Day & Night Tools for Calm, Clarity, and Better Sleep

You can’t sleep well if your stress switch is always on. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to regulate your nervous system, reduce midlife overwhelm, and finally feel in control of your days (and your nights).

  • Break the Stressor Cycle. Learn why stress keeps looping and how to stop the cycle with a calm, confident response that supports your sleep and wellbeing.

  • Beat Midlife Burnout Before It Beats You.
 Recognize the signs of emotional overload and learn science-backed strategies to protect your energy without needing a week-long retreat.

  • Use the “5-Minute Action” to Stay Motivated.
 Overthinking leads to overwhelm. This tool gets you unstuck and moving toward your goals.

  • Reveal Your Hidden Stressors. You might be carrying more stress than you think. Discover the sneaky triggers sabotaging your sleep and how to release them, one by one.

  • Calm Your Racing Mind.
 Evening anxiety keeping you up? Learn how to shift from chaos to calm with simple, proven practices.

  • Create Your “Peaceful Zone”.
 This cozy, calming space (physical or mental) becomes your go-to reset ritual. A game changer for anyone stuck in the messy middle.

  • Learn to Let It Go (For Real This Time). This isn’t just a mantra. We’ll show you a grounded method to release mental clutter and emotional weight so you don’t take it to bed with you.

  • The Personal Pause: Your 2-Way System for Daytime Relief + Nighttime Rest. Build in stress relief before it spirals. Our unique two-part method teaches you how to pause on purpose during the day to sleep better at night.

Lesson 3: Real Self-Care: Finally Make Time for What You Need

Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s survival. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to prioritize your health, happiness, and desires, without guilt, and without needing hours you don’t have.

  • Build Your Personalized Self-Care Menu. No one-size-fits-all here. Create a go-to list of doable self-care practices, tailored to your real life and energy levels.

  • Understand the 3 Pillars of Self-Care.
 Discover the essential framework that makes self-care sustainable, not just another thing on your to-do list. These three pillars will guide every decision you make for your wellbeing going forward.

  • Feel More Like You Again. This isn’t bubble baths and face masks (unless you love those). It’s about reconnecting with your identity, your wants, and what brings you back to life, so you can sleep better, wake up lighter, and move through your day with ease.

Lesson 4: Set Goals That Actually Stick: Create Real Change in Your Midlife, One Step at a Time

This isn’t about hustle or perfection. It’s about creating meaningful, doable goals that fit your life, not fight against it. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to set intentions you can actually follow through on, even when life throws curveballs.

  • Clarify Your Outcome-Based Goals. What do you really want? We’ll help you name it clearly so you know exactly what you’re working toward, no more vague intentions.

  • Break It Down with Behaviour-Based Goals. Turn your big goals into small, doable daily habits using a method that helps you brainstorm, choose, and commit to the actions that matter most.

  • Use the 1–10 Test to Stay on Track. A simple but powerful tool to measure your motivation and tweak your plan, before you give up or burn out.

  • Create Your Practice Plan. Learn how to take consistent, real-life action with a step-by-step plan that adapts to your energy, schedule, and progress.

  • Anticipate Roadblocks (and Handle Them Like a Pro). Life’s not perfect and neither is goal-setting. Learn how to plan for setbacks, sidesteps, and detours without losing momentum.

Lesson 5: Hormones, Stress & Sleep: Understanding Menopause So You Can Finally Rest Again

If you’re waking up at 3AM, gaining weight without changing a thing, or feeling “off” but can’t explain why you’re not alone. In this powerful lesson, you’ll finally understand how hormonal shifts during menopause affect your sleep, your stress levels, and your whole body.

  • Create Your Menopause Vision Statement. Instead of bracing for impact, get intentional. You’ll craft a personalized vision to help you feel more empowered and less reactive through this major life transition.

  • Spot Thyroid Issues That Disrupt Sleep. Learn the common signs of both underactive and overactive thyroid Two often-missed culprits behind insomnia, fatigue, and mood swings.

  • What Hormonal Imbalance Really Looks Like (For Men & Women). Discover the key symptoms of sex hormone imbalance. From irritability and hot flashes to disrupted sleep, low libido, and unexplained anxiety.

  • Metabolic Hormones & Sleep Sabotage. Understand the role of insulin, ghrelin, and leptin in night waking, cravings, and stubborn weight gain, and how to support these hormones naturally.

  • The Hidden Hormone Disruptors Around You. Learn how everyday chemicals, habits, and even routines may be silently affecting your hormone health, and what to do instead.

  • Let’s Talk About Melatonin. Get the truth about this “sleep hormone”. When to support it naturally, when to supplement (and when not to), and how it fits into your bigger sleep picture.

3 BONUSES! Valued at $99

  • Your Blood Sugar Levels and That 3-4 a.m. Waking
  • Vitamins, Minerals, and Sleep
  • Gut Health and How it Affects Sleep
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Caffeine and Alcohol
  • Choosing Your Perfect Waketime
  • How to Incorporate a Great Morning Routine and Why
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Napping and more!
  • Different Types of Rest and How to Incorporate Them
  • Maximize Your Sheets, Blankets and Bedding to Sleep Better
  • Choosing the Right Pillow
  • Types of Bedding for Specific Conditions

Your Investment to Sleep Better and Stress Less Tonight!

Note: This is a self-led sleep and stress program and you will not be working one-on-one with Alanna McGinn. If you feel you need one-on-one support at any time throughout the process you can book a one-hour consultation with Alanna or one of her certified sleep consultants for an additional cost.