Sleepless Planet: A Graphic Guide to Healing from Insomnia -- Maureen Burdock, Paperback

Part graphic nonfiction and part comics diary, this guide offers an insightful look at the science of sleep and the cultural forces contributing to the modern insomnia epidemic.

In it, Maureen Burdock shares a deeply personal journey of navigating sleep disturbance from childhood through perimenopause. As she grapples with the physical, mental, and emotional toll of sleepless nights, Burdock explores a range of popular treatments--consulting sleep specialists and testing THC sleep aids, mouth taping, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Along the way, Burdock reveals how rewilding her life--through diet, meditation, education, and mindfulness--helped her find balance and ultimately reclaim her sleep.

Author: Maureen Burdock
Publisher: Graphic Mundi
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9781637790939

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/04/2025

About the Author

Maureen Burdock is an illustrator, comics creator, cultural studies scholar, and teacher. She is also an integrative nutrition health coach and the owner of Burdock Wellness, www.burdockwellness.com. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir, also published by Graphic Mundi. Burdock lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her wife and boxer dog. After almost five decades of coping with insomnia, she now sleeps much better.