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Irish Times
24-07-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Sleep divorce: Should couples sleep in separate beds?
Jennifer Adams hasn't slept in the same bed as her husband Fraser for over 20 years. In the early days of their relationship, after five months of dating, the pair moved in together, and as most couples do, began sharing a bed. Adams says that they 'lasted one week' in a bed together. This was a result of her husband's 'epic' snoring. 'It was just every night', the author tells Women's Podcast host Róisín Ingle. 'The snoring kept me awake. He was aware that it was keeping me awake. So he started to feel anxious as well because I'm just a person who does not function very well on little sleep'. Initially, the idea of sleeping separately was a temporary measure during the week, when the couple both needed to be rested for work. This resulted in Adams' partner sleeping in the 'spare room' except at weekends. Now an advocate for couples to open up the conversation surrounding alternative sleeping arrangements, she said initially 'it wasn't an easy decision'. READ MORE The new arrangement lasted three weeks, until the couple decided to sleep in separate beds full time so they could be better rested on the weekends too. 'It was just such a practical decision for us,' says Adams. The seeds of her book, A Sleep Divorce: How to sleep apart, not fall apart which she co-wrote with sleep expert Dr. Neil Stanley, were sown when she encountered people's reactions to her unorthodox arrangement. 'A lot of people were wide-eyed. There were people who were trying to be polite. A lot of friends were like 'this isn't good, you're only five or six months into the relationship''. 'I actually never really thought about what people's response was going to be. In all honesty, I just didn't'. Adams says she was also inspired to write the book following a conversation with a colleague, in which they revealed they had been sleeping separately from their husband for 12 years but kept it secret for fear of being judged by family and friends. In this episode, the Australian author discusses how couples can gently broach the topic of sleeping separately, the history of co-sleeping and why sleep is as crucial to our health as diet and exercise. You can listen back to this episode on the player above or wherever you get your podcasts.
Glasgow Times
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Eight Glasgow SCIAF workers complete Edinburgh Marathon
Staff members from the Glasgow-based Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) braved the harsh weather to take on different 'legs' of the 26.2-mile course. The colleagues tackled the Royal leg, the Cock and Pan Leg, the Gosford Leg and the Glory Leg, which are 8.3 miles, 5.5 miles, 8 miles and 4.4 miles respectively. Read more: Former Glasgow football ground could become nationally important site Jennifer Adams, 53, from Cambuslang, ran the 4.4-mile 'Glory' leg, and her team finished the race in four hours and 13 minutes. The other SCIAF team completed the race in three hours and 54 minutes. Jennifer said: "I loved doing the Glory Run – I got the cheers from all the supporters on the streets for doing the least amount of miles! "It was an amazing day for all our colleagues – great atmosphere and camaraderie among us all, despite me getting absolutely pelted with hail and wind and rain two minutes into my run. "2026 – I'll watch from the street and cheer!" Jennifer Adams (Image: Supplied) One of the charity's main reasons for running the marathon was to contribute to the "Relay of Hope," a global movement designed to draw attention to the worldwide debt crisis. SCIAF are participating in the cause to call for the cancellation of crippling debts that trap countries in cycles of poverty. The team have create an online fundraising page to raise donations for the cause which is available here: SCIAF has spent nearly six decades helping people in the world's poorest places to escape poverty, protect their living conditions and aid disaster recovery. Read more: Immersive Tutankhamun exhibition to bring ancient Egypt to Glasgow this summer Ben Wilson, from Rutherglen, who ran the eight-mile Gosford Leg, said: 'I only ran eight miles. "Some kids in the countries we work in walk that distance just to get to and from school. "That's why the work that SCIAF does is so important, especially our campaign on debt this year. "Until countries can break free from the shackles of unjust global debt, they won't be able to fully break out of the cycles of poverty they're trapped in. "I really hope us running the marathon will encourage others to sign our petition and call on politicians to put people ahead of profit."
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Glasgow team complete Edinburgh Marathon for 'important' cause
Eight charity workers successfully completed the Edinburgh Marathon. Staff members from the Glasgow-based Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) braved the harsh weather to take on different 'legs' of the 26.2-mile course. Advertisement The colleagues tackled the Royal leg, the Cock and Pan Leg, the Gosford Leg and the Glory Leg, which are 8.3 miles, 5.5 miles, 8 miles and 4.4 miles respectively. Read more: Former Glasgow football ground could become nationally important site Jennifer Adams, 53, from Cambuslang, ran the 4.4-mile 'Glory' leg, and her team finished the race in four hours and 13 minutes. The other SCIAF team completed the race in three hours and 54 minutes. Jennifer said: "I loved doing the Glory Run – I got the cheers from all the supporters on the streets for doing the least amount of miles! "It was an amazing day for all our colleagues – great atmosphere and camaraderie among us all, despite me getting absolutely pelted with hail and wind and rain two minutes into my run. Advertisement "2026 – I'll watch from the street and cheer!" Jennifer Adams (Image: Supplied) One of the charity's main reasons for running the marathon was to contribute to the "Relay of Hope," a global movement designed to draw attention to the worldwide debt crisis. SCIAF are participating in the cause to call for the cancellation of crippling debts that trap countries in cycles of poverty. The team have create an online fundraising page to raise donations for the cause which is available here: SCIAF has spent nearly six decades helping people in the world's poorest places to escape poverty, protect their living conditions and aid disaster recovery. Read more: Immersive Tutankhamun exhibition to bring ancient Egypt to Glasgow this summer Ben Wilson, from Rutherglen, who ran the eight-mile Gosford Leg, said: 'I only ran eight miles. Advertisement "Some kids in the countries we work in walk that distance just to get to and from school. "That's why the work that SCIAF does is so important, especially our campaign on debt this year. "Until countries can break free from the shackles of unjust global debt, they won't be able to fully break out of the cycles of poverty they're trapped in. "I really hope us running the marathon will encourage others to sign our petition and call on politicians to put people ahead of profit."
