Matt suggests that we discuss sleep deprivation vs insomnia as confusing the two often causes unnecessary anxiety. We take him up on this excellent idea! In this episode we will see that they are very different. With sleep deprivation sleep happens easily and without any struggle, while insomnia is very different. We also see that neither has been shown to cause any health problems.

The definition of awake is literally "not aleep", but the definition of alert is different! Why is understanding the difference so important for good sleep? Tune in and check out why!

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In this episode we talk about how the fight and flight reaction, when out of context, can be very scary. Much less so when you understand that is the lack of an obvious threat that makes your experiences seem odd!

Benjamin had a sleepless night after a late shift as a line cook. He now struggles with sleep and has a feeling this is all anxiety. Diane would like to talk to Coach Daniel, how can that be set up? Lara is worried about SFi and Ashley would like to share her story privately, how can questions be submitted anonymously?

Nea has questions about melatonin, waking during the night, and how fast she should expect her sleep to improve. Ellie also has questions about when she should expect to get past her insomnia and whether she has lost the ability to sleep. Great questions in today's Open Class!

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Roger asks about paradoxical insomnia. Linda wonders if sleep restriction is part of our philosophy.

Have you noticed time to just skip ahead? Maybe you missed the ending of that show or people tell you you slept, but you know you didn't!

In this episode we will see that time traveling is a cover story. It is a story made up by a safety minded brain embarrassed by having let the guard down.

That is actually NOT the question! The vast majority of people with insomnia don't nap. They've tried but they can't. Or they are worried that if they do nap, they will sleep very little that night. Tune in for my napping insight that just might put the question to rest for you!

Tom asks about the 17 hour rule after having read Set it & Forget it. How does one know where to start, 16 or 17 or 18 hours? Michael is worried about SFi. Roger feels like he can never “turn off” and asks how to correct this.

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