Insomnia Coach® Podcast

Latest Episodes
How Tim broke the cycle of sleep anxiety and insomnia by relinquishing control, embracing self-kindness, and building skill in acceptance (#68)
A few bad nights during a stressful period triggered Tim's struggle with insomnia. The more he tried to fix his sleep, the more difficult it became, the more power and influence it had over his life,
How Sophie recovered from postpartum insomnia by moving away from trying to control her sleep so she could regain control over her life (#67)
Sophie never thought of herself as a great sleeper but when her son was born, sleep became a real struggle. This was expected in the short-term but when things became more difficult over time, Sophie
How Danny overcame the insomnia struggle by abandoning sleep rituals, embracing acceptance, and moving toward the life he wanted to live (#66)
When Danny experienced sleep disruption during a period of stress and an intense focus on health and fitness, he became very concerned. After reducing the stressors in his life, reducing the intensity
How Esther starved insomnia of its power and influence in the presence of generalized anxiety disorder (#65)
When Esther stopped taking a medication for generalized anxiety disorder, sleep became a struggle. - New medication helped with her anxiety symptoms but a phobia of insomnia remained, no matter what
How Irina went from feeling enraged at the idea of accepting insomnia to embracing it and ending her struggle with sleep (#64)
Irina thought that something was seriously wrong when she experienced a night of no sleep and all her ongoing efforts to make sleep happen were not working. - The turning point came when Irina commit
How Dulce gained freedom from insomnia by giving up her attempts to control sleep and reducing her resistance to the difficult thoughts and feelings that came with it (#63)
Dulce found that the more she tried to control sleep, the more she struggled with sleep. And, the more she tried to resist the difficult thoughts and feelings that often come with insomnia, the more d
How Neseret ended her dependence on medication and transformed her life through education, committed action, and self-compassion (#62)
Whenever Neseret tried to move away from the medication she had been taking for 13 years, she found sleep impossible. Finding Insomnia Coach and the stories shared on the podcast gave her hope that sh
How Bryan recovered from insomnia by putting less effort into sleep and more effort into living his life (#61)
When Bryan got sick, he had his first sleepless night. Then, he couldn't sleep the next night either. He began to believe he had lost the ability to sleep, which made him very anxious. - As sleep took
How Emily transformed her sleep by accepting insomnia and committing to meaningful daily actions (#60)
Emily's insomnia began four months after her baby was born. She struggled to fall asleep and this led to anxiety and exhaustion. Medication didn't help and her anxiety worsened, leading to panic at be
How Kirstin rediscovered her natural ability to sleep after feeling completely dependent on sleeping pills (#59)
Kirstin felt that she had lost her natural ability to sleep. She thought she was broken. She just couldn't sleep without sleeping pills. Every time she tried, she could not sleep. - After finding the