More than a decade ago, Michelle had a period of trouble sleeping. After a short course of benzodiazepines, she had sleep under control. Or so she thought. By planning every aspect of her life to make sure she didn't loose sleep, insomnia was actually controlling her. Everything changed when she started to accept and welcome the thoughts and emotions she had been trying to push away. She's sleeping well now and shares in this episode what was most helpful in her journey.
Insomnia Insight #349: Teachings from a Former Insomniac
When Covid disrupted Chrisanne’s life, sleep vanished and a wild chase for elusive zzzs followed. Like so many before her, she tried everything without sleeping more. It took education, habit change and self-compassion, but now she is sleeping well again. In this episode, Chrisanne shares her time in insomnialand and the most important steps back to a place of sleeping well, so that you also can get there.
Insomnia Insight #348: Demystification always helps
Frima asks if people have different circadian rhythms and if it changes with age. In this episode we review her questions as well as how homeostatic and circadian forces create the experiences we call wakefulness and sleep.
Open Class #28: To Daniel, Ernest, Hugo, Beanburger and Tony
Daniel wonders how common it is to have hypnic jerks months after having started to sleep well. Ernest has slept well for several months but is feeling very tired, what’s going on? Hugo asks which program would be best for him. Beanburger is considering keeping himself awake for a really long time in order to get some sleep. Tony has done well with spending less time in bed but is having some speed bumps.
Open Class #27: With Coach Michael!
Sarah started struggling with insomnia after having a child, and now she is reacting strongly to her husband's snoring. Malina has been noticing breath pauses as she is falling asleep and jolts awake. Johnny is having vivid dreams and is also worried about SFI. Lot's to discuss, along with live questions!
Talking Insomnia #36: Reboot your sleep cycle? Roundtable with Martin Reed!
Per popular demand, we review an article from Lifehacker magazine (thanks Riley for the tip!). The consensus becomes that it is not clear for whom articles like this is written, that insomniacs consume them more readily than anyone else, and that things are much more nuanced than they may seem!
Talking Insomnia #35: The mindful way to peaceful sleep with Trevor Youngquist
In this special episode, Trevor Youngquist (www.liberatedsleep.com) shares why mindfulness is such a powerful tool to have when you're suffering from insomnia and how it helped him on his own journey towards sleeping well.
Insomnia Insight #347: 3 Times when you have to have your back
Chrisanne sends us and email sharing what helped her the most when things felt hopeless. Acceptance, education and self-compassion. In this episode, we read Chrisanne's email and look at why, when and how to use the super power of self-kindness just like she did.
Open Class #26: Problem #2 Generalizability
There has been several headlines lately expressing that not sleeping enough can affect how well the flu vaccine keeps you protected. Reviewing the article where much of these headlines come from - we find that as usual, there’s nothing of substance, and nothing to worry about!
Open Class #24: To Bonnie, William, Pamela and Hannah
Bonnie wonders about the self-coaching program. William has gone from sleeping 6 hours to almost nothing very suddenly. Pamela has struggled since April, it all started with a sleepless night when visiting family. Hannah wonders how to let go when she is pregnant and worried about both her own and her babies health.
