In this roundup, we see how thinking of a paradigm shift where we treat insomnia as a phobia would be incredibly helpful and review this week on the channel so you can decide if you may have missed something helpful.
After a traumatic event in childhood, Michael spent several years doing inner work. However, none of the teachings he came across fully resonated and some five years ago, he started having insomnia as well as somniphobia.
In this episode, Michale shares how things changed once he learned about Natto and being less attached to the outcome.
Coach Michelle and Coach Daniel answer questions from the community live. Peter asks how befriending wakefulness is possible when we are super anxious. Y K wonders how to approach a sleep window when there's 0 sleep. Kevin asks if it's best to not take melatonin.
In this episode we look at two Natto teachings that can look conflicting. Natalie has read that reacting to nice things can help, but also that celebrating sleep creates struggle. Which is it?
In this episode we review the week on the channel and expand on an insight for this weeks Talking insomnia episode. We see that awareness of the insomnia process is more available when we are in a celebratory mood, and that this awareness changes everything.
In this episode Coach Alina from BedTyme shares how her own rollercoaster experience ended. You'll learn that our reaction to sleeping more, paradoxically, is key to peaceful sleep.
In this episode we look at a question from ToroB. They stopped taking melatonin and experienced more insomnia. We also look at a question from Libby about sleep envy, she envies her sleeping husband. Nathan asks about exercise before sleep and Catharina shares a magical moment.
In this video we look at a common CBTi idea to answer the question of whether we are sleepy enough to go to bed. Spoiler alert - listening to the "experts" is likely to lead us exactly where we don't want to be.
In this edition of the weekly roundup we learn from a comment by James Moore how magic happens. We see also how truly understanding where it comes from is how we can have it with us forever.
In this edition of Talking insomnia we get to know how BedTyme client Spyros, who not so long ago struggled with insomnia.
We learn how an intense struggle started after a stressful event and after trying to optimize sleep using trackers. We hear how the struggle ended, including an unlikely source of relief: getting back on the very trackers that triggered insomnia.
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