Dr. Sunita Merriman, is the author of Stripping: My Fight to Find Me, and the creator and founder of The Way Back Home, a Wellness Way of Being, with the goal of helping others go from trauma to transcendence.
She also writes TWBH-Sunita’s Blog which is an ongoing conversation of things that pertain to trauma, healing, thriving and transcendence.
In addition to being a poet, author and writer, Dr. Merriman graduated with honors from New York University, College of Dentistry and then trained for two years at Long Island Jewish Medical Center as a resident.
In a career that spanned thirty years, she earned Diplomate status with both, The American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and The American Board of Craniofacial Sleep Medicine, a distinction awarded to less than 1% of dentists in the US, and went on to establish The New Jersey Dental Sleep Medicine Center.
After a transformative experience of healing from attachment and complex developmental trauma, she retired as a clinician in private practice and teacher at the Residency Program at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey to exclusively focus on her writing and mission to help others reclaim their true selves and personal power.
Sunita has been married to her partner for over 32 years and they are privileged to be the parents of two amazing daughters. She lives in New Jersey, USA, but is also immensely proud to be a Canadian of Panjabi Sikh (Indian) descent. She adores her cats, Runa and Cara, and can most assuredly be found in her kitchen almost every day.
The debilitating impact of trauma on sleep is beginning to be seen in the results of research studies. But those who suffer from trauma and mental health issues could tell you directly how sleep is elusive for them and how it negatively impacts their body, safety, relationships, mental health, decision making and quality of life. I was one such person. Until I sought professional help for my issues. I wrote this article to shed some light on the connection between ACEs and sleep.
‘ACEs, Integrative Medicine, and the Mind Body Connection – Why Dental Sleep Practitioners Must Take a Seat at the Table.’ in Dental Sleep Practice, Winter 2020 edition.
