Pat has had a moment, realizing that a great day can follow whether you sleep a lot or a little. Simeon hasn’t slept well since 2018. Filip is asking if the brain is afraid of wakefulness or sleep when insomnia happens. Alex is doubting that he can finish med school and become a physician because of the trouble sleeping he’s had the last two months.

Lynn has learned a lot on this channel but wonders if she still needs to joint BedTyme or the self-coaching program? Anthony has suffered very much and has quickly found that without medications he recently started, he doesn’t sleep at all. Akshay was doing well until a set of sleepless nights and wonders what happened.

In a special episode, we talk with Namita from https://www.unlearninganxiety.com/.

She struggled for many years despite access to traditional therapy until she saw that her problem solving was the problem. Now she teaches anyone who likes to learn the way to not struggle from anxiety.

For more resources including her book “5 reasons why facing our fears failed (and that to do different this time)” please head over to https://www.unlearninganxiety.com/res...

When her little baby started making noises in her sleep, Vera started having some struggles. Therapy helped but sleep never returned and when she tried a tight sleep window and stimulus control as per traditional CBTi, things got really difficult! In her message to the channel, she shares that when she took a more relaxed path, allowing herself to let go, sleep did come back!

Open Class Monday with Coach Michael! Thoughts on emails from Sam and Bibita, plus your live comments/questions!

Frima asks about the circadian rhythm and how just sleeping one more hour seems to have a big impact next night. Pat is doing CBTi but is thinking of taking a break, is that a good idea? Fei is doing really well but is bothered by the fear of having trouble again. How does she prevent a relapse? Nick has tremors, memory problems, spasms, tinnitus and more, he is worried that something is wrong with him. Francis has gotten into a pattern of taking Xanax every three days, sleeping none at all in between. How to brake this pattern and sleep well again?

In this episode we talk about how buffering negative emotions leads you to a place of self-judgement and escalating efforts at trying to escape discomfort. We see that when you understand your behavior and deploy self-kindness, everything changes.

Gabriele has completed a CBT-I course but is still thinking about sleep. Alina wonders how to approach acceptance. Pat is 7 weeks into CBT-I and does not like stimulus control. How important is it? John is concerned about fatal insomnia. Kelvin has just moved to a new house and is not sleeping well.

A thought about what it means to be immune to insomnia; Questions from 2 Sleep Coach School members; And your live questions!

After 15 years of the most horrendous insomnia, where every aspect of her life was dictated by efforts at controlling sleep, Sasha went on an outdoor vacation trip. To her surprise, she started sleeping more than she had in over a decade. This became the beginning of a new life for her, and four thousands of others all around the world.