“Sleep disorders are one of the major causes of chronic disease among the general population—affecting millions—yet they remain undertreated. This book is essential for understanding the impact sleep quality and quantity has on our health and well-being. I give this book my highest recommendation and commend Ken Wytsma on his ability to communicate our need for good sleep in a way that is both compelling and clear.”—Kerry Kuehl, MD, DrPH, MS, director of Human Performance Laboratory, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)

“The Sleep You’re Longing For spoke to my heart. Women often pour themselves out for others—hosting, caring, creating beauty and comfort for our families—and forget that rest is its own kind of hospitality. Ken Wytsma invites us to slow down and rediscover the sacred art of rest, showing how sleep restores not only our bodies but also our homes, relationships, and sense of joy. This book is a gentle guide back to wholeness that we can actually live and share.”—Sandy Coughlin, creator of ReluctantEntertainer.com; author of Big Boards for Families

“Ken has done some amazing things with his life, and you’d never know that good sleep has often eluded him. His openness here is a gift. This book reminds us that everyone wrestles with something unseen, and rest is essential to our health, relationships, and joy. His insights are practical, humble, and completely relatable—a road map to rest that reminds us we sleep well so we can serve well.”—Roy Goble, author of the Junkyard Wisdom books; cofounder of PathLight International

“A personal yet universal quest for rest. With heart, head, and poetry, Wytsma shows us that sleep is not just a thing we must do but a gateway to human flourishing, intertwined with the meaning of our days as much as our nights.”—Marc Wagner, MD, MPH