Caroline has had digestive issues and wonders if CBT is right for her. Ricardo is sleeping better but is not where he wants to be - what should he be doing differently (spoiler alert: not much!)? Stasia sleeps very little after becoming a mom, and wonders if there’s hope for her. Dustin wakes up multiple but falls back asleep quickly, what’s going on? Salima has developed somniohobia, perhaps after a family member passed away in sleep. How can she not be afraid of going to sleep?

When you are hard on yourself for not being able to sleep or control your thoughts, you are blaming yourself for not being able to do the impossible. In this episode we will see how being hard on yourself can make things feel hopeless and get you stuck, whereas self-kindness leads to a place of hope from where anything is possible.

Bryan is a 30s something professional, wrestling fan living in NYC. About two years ago, for no obvious reason, he had a startled awakening when he was drifting off to nap. This triggered a year of ongoing sleeplessness. He is now sleeping well and has much to share including 1. Don't google it 2. Stay in bed and 3. Hard as it is, practice acceptance.

In this episode we go over a summary of all Coach Daniel's most important thoughts on medications. How they (don't) work. How you internalize sleep confidence. How alcohol is similar to sedating medications and intent is super important. How depending on caffeine is not judged by anyone. How sleep medications haven't been shown to cause health issues. We go over three questions that can help you decide whether to stop taking a sleep aid or not and finally, how to stop if that's what you want to do.

Misan shares a story of how reading about FFI/SfI started producing the exact symptoms he was reading about. Now he wants to share so that others can feel reassured. Michelle is doing better but is having more trouble when she tries to produce the feelings that bother her at night during the day in an attempt to become more accepting. Derik has slept better but, insomnia was always lurking around until in the past weeks where it for no apparent reason started becoming a problem again. What to do? Sam no longer has insomnia, but rather a sudden awareness of falling asleep. We recognize this as Hypnic awareness which turns out to be pretty common. We talk about what to do when one has Hypnic awareness - as little as possible. Beni asks about adrenal fatigue and insomnia. Gavin time travels. His sister claims that he is sleeping.

Despina asks for our take on circadian rhythms. Ricardo is back at work in London after a move from Portugal. He is sleeping better but is dozing off around 11 pm and waking up around 4 am, should be go to bed and get up earlier than he intended? Jeffrey did well a few weeks into implementing traditional CBTi. Now be wonders if he should modify his stimulus control approach.

When David doesn't sleep, his skin becomes pale, he is unable to put on weight and his recovery time is super long. He is doing everything he can to prevent sleeplessness. When he learns that willingness to have insomnia is the key to sleeping better, the resistance becomes very strong. But so is his understanding.

This episode is highly recommended for anyone who has felt that things are hopeless. You will find answeres here to common questions about adrenal fatigue, cortisol levels, CBD, alcohol, muscle fatigue and what to do when awake at night.

Fiona feels calm and sleepy until she has a jerk and that sleepiness suddenly is gone and she is awake all night. Her brain has triggered the collision awareness system in an attempt to make sure she is safe.

In this episode we are going to explore why this happens and learn how to keep sleepiness and catch those elusive zzzs you deserve.