The Sleep Coach School Podcast

Open Class #135 To Dominic, Susan, and Leyla

Dominic sleeps 5-6 hours on a better night but still wakes too soon. Susan thought her sleep pattern would normalize after the stress that cause it resolved, but the trouble sleeping continued. Leyla has been tuning in to this channel for a year, and despite accepting thoughts they are exhausting, and despite watching Netflix for hours, it seems like wakefulness isn't a friend, what to do?

In this episode of Open class Coach Michelle is joined by Camille who is a recent graduate of the school.

Insomnia Insight #418: Speed bump deep dive with Coaches Alina and Daniel

Michelle from Talking insomnia #34 is in a speed bump many months after having left insomnia land. Despite, or perhaps because, of her understanding things are tricky. Coach Alina joins in an in depth discussion of something she experienced herself: the bumpy path towards ever more freedom and peace.

Insomnia Insight #417: Another paradox. Another attempt at clarifying.

When you learn about the Gas & Brake model, a common idea becomes: lack of hyperarousal is a requirement for sleep. This idea can create much struggle and pressure. In this video we see that this idea is not true, and that much less is required for sleep to happen. No action at all to be precise.

Open Class #134: To Yury, Dennis, and Ray

Yury did well after discovering the channel, but is in a speed bump. What to do? Dennis has a tough time figuring out how not to worry and Ray has noticed that even when sleep happens, so does that worrying. How to meet this?

In this episode we not only have Coach Michelle back but get to know Coach in training Beth who draws from her own experiences getting past many years of insomnia. Welcome as a first time guest Beth!

Talking Insomnia #77: The miseducation of Derek + the path back to freedom and feeling himself

When Derek's father passed away in November of 2020, there was naturally a period of grief and not sleeping well. However, when sleep was still choppy some weeks later, Derek started educating himself but unfortunately learned little that made sense. He found himself in an intense struggle and his partner no longer recognized the happy and energetic Derek she had gotten to know. This all changed in the spring of 2021 when he found Martin Reed and subsequently this channel.

Insomnia Insight #416: How peeing all the time ends when the struggle ends

In this episode we explore a common experience: having to pee all the time at night when you have trouble sleeping. We look at the two variations in level of understanding from baseline, we look at two reasons peeing happens recurrently, and we look at two ways to meet this.

Open class #133: To Affandy, Greg, Pat and Jake

Affandy wonders if there's a way to teach the brain not to have automatic fear when the hypnic jerks happen. Greg asks if we offer coaching. Pat shares how she is grateful for a recent speed bump and Jake wonders what to do when a part of you holds on to the belief that there is some control to be had.

Talking Insomnia #76: Competitive heavy weight lifter Aryan‘s journey back to peaceful sleep

In the fitness community, there's a common idea that achieving a certain amount of sleep is crucial for obtaining the results you want. In this episode, Aryan shares how this notion created trouble sleeping and how seeing that it was the struggle rather than the number of hours slept that mattered. Most importantly, when Aryan abandoned the struggle, he saw that nothing kept him from sleeping well and doing well with his fitness goals.

Insomnia Insight #415: The surprising way this thought proves that you‘re sane

One of the most common fears in the insomnia world is the fear of going insane. In this episode we see that the fact that this is a common fear and that it is perfectly logical given the circumstances lead us to a surprising conclusion: worrying about one's sanity is evidence of sanity.

Insomnia Insight #414: Be willing to take both paths and you are on the path to peace

When you have started to look within, you often find yourself at a forking moment. You can see the path towards control and suffering as well as the path towards freedom and peace. But what is harder to see is that you are on the path you want to be on when you are willing to be on both.