The Sleep Coach School Podcast

Talking Insomnia #84: How Kristen’s 15 years of struggle ended

The night before Kristen took her medical school admission test, she didn't sleep. Although she did fine on the exam and is now a practicing physician, sleep was on the radar. After having three back to back exams, and sleepless nights, the radar was on full scanning mode and more than a decade of struggle followed. In this episode we hear the story of how everything changed for Kristen when she started understanding and letting go.

Insomnia Insight #426: Holiday jitters keeping you up? 4 tips for an easier season!

In this episode coaches Michelle and Daniel share for things for a more peaceful holiday time:

Understanding that anyone in a stressful time with lots of changes can have choppy sleep, recognizing the courage of going ahead with plans, leaving the pressure to be in a festive mood and after the fact...give yourself a ton of kudos for having lived your values despite discomfort!

Insomnia Insight #425: The programmed fear response. And how it automatically ends

In this episode Coach Alina shares a framework of how our brains automatically learn how to respond from thoughts, feelings and behaviors that follow a circumstance. We learn how understanding that this is simply a program running on autopilot can relieve us from feeling guilty and from the work of trying to change the program. Both leading us to a more and more peaceful place.

Talking Insomnia #83: The baby slept, Stephanie didn‘t. A journey from struggle to seeing the path

In this episode we connect with Stephanie. Having had trouble sleeping only before events, insomnia was not a significant part of her life until she became a mom for the first time. She tells us how dark things were, how they got brighter and how she sees herself leaving insomnia behind for good.

Insomnia Insight #424: How the game of Whac-A-Mole ends

In this episode we talk about the common experience of new problems appearing as soon as one has faded. We look at four thoughts on how to learn and leave the game of Whac-A-Mole.

Insomnia Insight #423: How to meet nightmares and other surface manifestations of fear

In this video we look at a comment from a long time supporter to learn about nightmares and how to meet them. We look at where they come from and how one can find peace regardless of how fear is manifested.

Talking Insomnia #82: Finding a way to meet the emotional flood that had been suppressed for years

After a period of stress in the spring of 2021, Ilona decided to do a digital detox. Little did she know that her phone had been a way to buffer uncomfortable emotions that had been present for years, and that her decision would open floodgates that couldn't be closed again.

In this episode we learn how Ilona found herself in a struggle with sleep, in a place of experimenting with medications and ultimately seeing the path towards peace.

Insomnia Insight #422: We look at two articles suggested by Susan

In this episode we look at two papers examining sleep and immune system. As in many other journal club episodes, we find that the titles have little to do with results.

Open Class #139: To Udhayanithi, Phonovan, Alesha, and Amy

Udhayanithi is doing much better but has seen on Google that "treatment can help but this condition can't be cured" which is producing some anxiety. Phonovan is worried that they may not function much longer given the fatigue. Alesha wonders how one can respond when someone says their day is absolutely terrible because they got little sleep. Amy can be calm but the moment she gets into bed her mind starts racing. How can we meet this?

Talking Insomnia #81: How Grace left the darkest moments of her life behind

Grace had always been the classical type A person. A high achiever, and athlete and perfectionist. After two sleepless nights in April 2021, she found herself desperately trying to understand what was happening. Soon after she experienced the darkest moments of her life, a period of obsession and frustration and hopelessness. Everything changed after a phone call with Jim. Now she guests the channel to share her story.