Insomnia Coach® Podcast

Insomnia Coach® Podcast


Latest Episodes

How Gerry used mindfulness and self-kindness to move away from an endless struggle with insomnia (#52)
September 28, 2023

Gerry's decades-long struggle with insomnia felt like a never-ending battle. The more he tried to force sleep, the worse his insomnia became. - His turning point came when he shifted his approach, emb

How Anne-Claire moved away from the insomnia struggle by practicing new habits and being more willing to experience insomnia (#51)
August 31, 2023

Anne-Claire experienced sleep issues when she overextended herself running her business. After reducing her workload her sleep didn't get any better. Supplements and medication didn't seem to help. Th

How Jessy separated herself from her thoughts, moved away from medication, and transformed her relationship with sleep (#50)
July 19, 2023

Jessy experienced sleep disruption due to the stress of COVID and the breakup of her community. Initially, she found it difficult to fall asleep. Then she started waking during the night and found it

How Maria faced the fear of insomnia by allowing it to exist and discovered that all its power came from how she responded to it (#49)
June 14, 2023

After experiencing anxiety and panic attacks and not sleeping for 72 hours, Maria thought she had lost the ability to sleep. Medication wasn't working. She withdrew from life. She couldn't focus on an

How Leah freed herself from the insomnia struggle by abandoning her efforts to control sleep (#48)
May 19, 2023

Leah experienced insomnia from her teenage years. As an adult it would often come and go, until it came and didn't go! This made it difficult for Leah to live the life she wanted to live. To do the th

How Amanda reclaimed her life from insomnia and abandoned all the rules and rituals that were making things more difficult (#47)
April 21, 2023

Amanda's insomnia was triggered by a number of stressors having a baby, relocating, getting a new job, and dealing with a toxic parent. - She tried several sleep aids and implemented a number of sl

How Eddie got through the ups and downs of insomnia by implementing a plan that stopped it from controlling his life (#46)
March 14, 2023

For more than a decade, Eddie struggled with sleep. He had good nights and bad nights, and just when he thought his sleep was back on track, it would slip away again. The harder it became to sleep, th

How Jeannette got back on track after an insomnia relapse and how ongoing practice helped her move away from ongoing struggle (#45)
February 15, 2023

Jeannette's sleep improved after working with me but one night she couldn't fall back to sleep and her old fears returned. She felt like something was wrong with her as this continued, night after nig

How Eric changed the way he responded to insomnia, stopped battling with his mind, and improved his sleep for the long term (#44)
January 12, 2023

Eric, like many people with chronic insomnia, discovered that trying to fall asleep only made it harder. Although he had no trouble falling asleep, he woke up frequently at night and struggled to drif

How Vicky changed her approach to insomnia when sleeping pills stopped working after 20 years (#43)
October 05, 2022

Vicky used to manage her insomnia by taking sleeping pills for 20 years, until one night when they stopped working. This left her feeling alone and anxious, and she started to experience panic attacks