Overview
Getting up in the morning can feel harder than it should.
We wake up tired even after sleeping.
We stay in bed longer than we want to.
Parents struggle to get teenagers moving.
Adults push themselves through mornings that feel heavy before the day even begins.
In Learning to Rise: Sleep, Rhythm, and Growing Together Through Mornings, Winifred Lam offers a compassionate and grounded exploration of why mornings are difficult-and how they can become gentler.
Blending lived experience as a working mother with insights from Traditional Chinese wisdom and modern understanding of sleep and circadian rhythm, this book reframes morning struggle as a matter of alignment rather than discipline. It shows how the quality of our nights shapes our mornings, why both teenagers and adults resist waking, and how small, thoughtful adjustments can restore balance without force or shame.
This is not a productivity manual or a rigid routine guide.
It is an invitation to understand the body's timing, respect different life stages, and approach waking as a practice rather than a battle.
Inside, readers will explore:
why night rest matters more than willpower
how ancient and modern perspectives agree on rhythm
why staying in bed is often a signal, not a flaw
gentle strategies to support waking for both parents and children
practical micro-steps that help the body transition into the day
Written with warmth, clarity, and honesty, Learning to Rise is for parents, caregivers, and anyone who wants to meet the morning with less struggle and more understanding.
Because rising is not something we force.
It is something we learn-one morning at a time.
This item is Non-Returnable
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798244379051
- ISBN-10: 9798244379051
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: January 2026
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.28 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.32 pounds
- Page Count: 116
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