01:09:15

How Emily transformed her sleep by accepting insomnia & committing to meaningful daily actions (#60)

01:10:01

How Kirstin regained her natural ability to sleep after feeling dependent on sleeping pills (#59)

01:08:42

How Summer let go of trying to control her sleep and regained control over her life (#58)

01:03:49

How Nina overcame insomnia by embracing wakefulness and dropping the struggle (#57)

01:07:07

How Kreuza dealt with insomnia & somniphobia by practicing more acceptance and less resistance (#56)

53:58

How Rachel got out of the insomnia struggle by being more flexible, accepting, and present (#55)

01:02:17

How Jessica broke free from insomnia by letting go and accepting it without judgement (#54)

01:06:19

How Eric got his life back from insomnia by focusing on what he can control (#53)

59:31

How Gerry used mindfulness & self-kindness to move away from an endless struggle with insomnia (#52)

01:07:00

How Anne-Claire moved away from the insomnia struggle by being willing to experience insomnia (#51)

01:07:38

How Jessy separated herself from her thoughts and transformed her relationship with sleep (#50)

01:00:20

How Maria faced the fear of insomnia and found all its power came from how she responded to it (#49)

01:02:56

How Leah freed herself from the insomnia struggle by abandoning her efforts to control sleep (#48)

01:10:02

How Amanda reclaimed her life from insomnia and abandoned all the unhelpful rules & rituals (#47)

01:02:19

How Eddie got through the ups and downs of insomnia by committing to a workable plan (#46)

01:01:59

How Jeannette got back on track after an insomnia relapse and moved away from ongoing struggle (#45)

48:21

How Eric changed the way he responded to insomnia, stopped battling, and improved his sleep (#44)

55:55

How Vicky changed her approach to insomnia when sleeping pills stopped working after 20 years (#43)

54:07

How Jim stopped chasing after sleep and put over 10 years of insomnia behind him (#42)

01:05:52

How Nick stopped his mind (and sleep) from controlling his life by letting go of the struggle (#41)

01:01:17

How Adam released himself from the prison cell he had built to protect him from insomnia (#40)

57:59

How Juergen slept better by being more willing to experience insomnia & hard thoughts/feelings (#39)

01:03:33

How Kristina dealt with anxiety as insomnia went from not staying asleep to not falling asleep (#38)

01:03:37

How Deeandra reclaimed her life from insomnia & got her sleep back on track without medication (#37)

58:36

How Wayne improved his sleep by thinking of it as a friend that doesn’t need to be controlled (#36)

55:55

How Amy went from an intense fear of insomnia to averaging seven hours of sleep each night (#34)

01:07:28

How Felicity transformed her relationship with sleep through new habits and self care (#35)

07:12

Our response to anxiety rather than anxiety itself can give insomnia the oxygen it needs to survive

50:17

How Jennifer moved past insomnia by recognizing her own insomnia in the stories of others (#33)

01:07:30

How Jovana put insomnia behind her by recognizing that her insomnia wasn’t unique or unusual (#32)

59:02

How Cindy tackled her postpartum insomnia by accepting wakefulness & erasing safety behaviors (#31)

01:07:30

How Jake got his sleep back on track by changing his nighttime behaviors and daytime behaviors (#30)

01:08:58

How Celia improved her sleep by abandoning all attempts to control sleep, thoughts & anxiety (#29)

08:55

When insomnia comes back: how to deal with insomnia relapses when insomnia returns

57:04

How Chad improved his sleep by undoing all the changes he had made in response to his insomnia (#28)

07:31

What to do when daytime activities feel more difficult & less enjoyable because of chronic insomnia

01:04:28

How embracing a philosophy of "fake it until you make it" helped Pat get rid of her insomnia (#27)

01:17:54

How Hannah got her sleep back to normal after COVID by caring less about sleep (#26)

07:31

The difference between chronic insomnia and sleep deprivation (and why it matters)

05:38

Is sleep restriction helpful if your main challenge is staying asleep rather than falling asleep?

48:42

How Susie stopped sleep from controlling her life and learned to love her bedroom (#25)

07:18

Should your own bed be the only place you allow yourself to sleep when you have chronic insomnia?

57:09

How Michelle improved her sleep after 15 years of unhelpful experiments and sleep efforts (#24)

08:47

If you plan to go to bed later at night, is it OK to go to bed earlier if you feel sleepy enough?

08:24

When the idea (or process) of getting out of bed during the night creates worry and anxiety

01:00:44

How Jennifer got through insomnia relapses and setbacks after 25 years of insomnia (#23)

49:14

How Jessica transformed her sleep by challenging her sleep-related thoughts and behaviors (#22)

08:31

How challenging sleep-related thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors can help you improve your sleep

53:44

How Anafer shed her identity as an insomniac to focus on her career, relationships & happiness (#21)

09:32

How much sleep do you need? How much sleep is normal? How much sleep should you be getting?

09:23

Get rid of chronic insomnia by getting rid of sleep efforts and safety behaviors

59:42

A conversation about sleeping pills with Dr. Wallace B. Mendelson (#20)

10:32

How sleep restriction can improve sleep quality (and duration!) when you have chronic insomnia

06:24

If you can react positively to difficult nights of sleep you might start to enjoy better sleep

53:17

How Sally improved her sleep after 60 years of insomnia and 10 years of sleeping pills (#19)

07:08

How to address paradoxical insomnia (sleep state misperception)

05:51

Avoid the temptation to do too much, too fast, if you want to improve your sleep for the long term

05:05

How insomnia thrives on attention, just like a playground bully

01:03:04

How Rick’s retirement triggered insomnia and what he did to get his sleep back on track (#18)

07:00

Why you jerk yourself awake every time you try to fall asleep (and what to do about it)