I remember once a long time ago not to make big decisions at night. It's one of those "grandpa used to say" lines, and it's true! After the brain has been awake for an extended time, our logical/rational executive thinking ability starts to deteriorate.

So perhaps the middle of the night may not be the best time for thought-work needed to sleep better. A thought download, a helpful way to demonstrate to your brain that you are aware of the negative thoughts or worries that may be driving your insomnia, may be best done during the day, when you are thinking more logically and rationally!

But an important BOLD decision can and should be made at night! Tune in to learn more!

Filip is wondering why his brain is producing tsunamis of unstoppable racing, unimportant and fictional thoughts; James has a question about his use of an antidepressant for sleep (which isn't working) and a question as to why he sleeps all night long or doesn't sleep at all; Andrew is wondering if there is a set of criteria to identify something as a sleep effort. Great email questions today!

If you'd like to send in a questions for us to answer in one of our many LIVE Open Classes, click the link at the top of our homepage at www.thesleepcoachschool.com!

Jacob shares a series of profound insights that set you on a trajectory towards peace of mind and beautiful sleep. Hugo sees how changing the viewpoint from thinking thoughts to thinking about thoughts makes all the difference.

Judy is sleeping better with CBTi when at home but not elsewhere. What to do? George has become scared of SFi and is having fragmented sleep. Niqua is having a sleep window and sleeps 5 hours. How can she get to 6?

In this special episode, Michelle from Talking insomnia #41 is back to share her thoughts together with Coach Daniel!

After three CBTi courses, a mindfulness course and two years of struggling, Erica randomly came across BedTyme on Instagram. Having worked with Coach Daniel, things have become much better, but sleep is still fragile. Erica has identified that what keeps her in a place if lingering fear is attaching meaning to sleepless nights. Feeling that sleeping well is a sign that she is “normal”, and sleeping little that something is not right.

How can Erica continue her journey towards a place of no struggle and no fear?

In this episode we take a look at a phenomenon we call Swiss Awakenings. This is when you wake up exactly the same time every night regardless of the circumstances. We also talk about what to do which is different from almost all other sleep related phenomena - there is something you can do to not have Swiss Awakenings that is guaranteed to be effective!

A good coach wears many hats as they say - educator, communicator, guide, cheerleader, consoler for example. But one role may be the most important role of all for a good sleep coach: LISTENER!

Today I thought about some important things a good sleep coach listens for when helping someone struggling with insomnia, and I came up with 5 things.

Hope you can have a listen! And hope you can check out our Sleep Coach School at www.thesleepcoachschool.com where you might even look into becoming one of our Certified Sleep Coaches!

Coach Michael

Shari shares a budding success story + asks about ADHD. Sierra has lots of hypnic jerks shortly after graduating BedTyme, could this be hyperarousal? Bibita is scared to start CBTi without medications. Sarah wonders how to reduce hyperarousal.

One of the most common things you hear from someone who's gotten past insomnia is that they "stopped obsessing." How did they do that? In this episode we will talk about what they truly mean, and how you can get to a peaceful place.

Kevin is wondering about how he might do intensive sleep retraining; Nan has questions about sleep paralysis; Jude is wondering about breaking CBTI "rules"; David is wondering how to improve his sleep while unemployed; Sarah is asking about how to make her hyperarousal go away.

Great questions today!

If you are curious about about intensive sleep training, check out the Sleep On Cue iPhone app on the App Store!

You can check out everything going on at www.thesleepcoachschool.com! We have an active group of self-coaching students interacting with our coaching certification students. Ongoing daily support is provided by Coach Daniel and Coach Michael, and we have a Zoom drop-in every Friday. The Sleep Coach School is your starting point to amazing sleep or learning to help others sleep!