The Sleep Coach School Podcast

Open Class #133: To Neil and Johanna

Neil is losing sleep over an article on sleep restriction and weight management. Johanna is looking for some hope as she experiences paradoxical insomnia.

Insomnia Insight #412: You may not think so, but you have what it takes

Realizing how scared you are can feel...scary. And uncomfortable. In this episode we turn things on its head and learn how being willing to see what happens on the inside is courage. And how courage leads to where you want to be: a place of peaceful sleep and peace of mind.

Open Class #132: To Lara, George and Anita

Lara is wondering about astral projections and whether she is alive. George has had success with mindfulness techniques but now feels stuck. Anita is pregnant and wonders how to convince the mind that trouble sleeping isn't harmful for the baby.

Class #131: To Udhayanithi, Brian & Alexandra

Udhayanithi used to have plans for life and a career, but now every thought is about sleep. Brian feels as if he is in a battle zone, all alarms activated. Alexandra has tried melatonin, magnesium citrate powder, and sleepy time tea along with an occasional cbd tincture, but the results are inconsistent.

Insomnia insight #411: How to see appetite come back and enjoy food again

Brenda from Talking insomnia #71 inspires us to talk about how she could enjoy a cheeseburger again after having lost her appetite and lost weight. In this episode we talk about why nausea and not eating much happens when we have trouble sleeping. And how teaching the brain that there's not actual threat is the path to enjoying food again!

Open Class #130 : To Silvia, Angeli, Lydia & Sara

Silvia wonders how to train the brain to sleep again. Angeli has seen a new life take place after 20 years of insomnia, but it seems like she is trained to sleep 6 hours. What to do? Lydia has dreams but at the same time feels she didn't sleep at all. Sara tries to get out of bed when she can't sleep, but as soon as she returns to bed, so does the fear. What could help her?

Talking Insomnia #75: How an ironman triathlon on no sleep (!) lead Brittany past insomnia

If you started having trouble sleeping after becoming a mom and/or are health focused, this episode is for you.

Brittany shares how her midwife saying how important sleep was led to an intense struggle with insomnia. She shares how she at one point was so desperate that she went to the emergency room and how everything started to change when she found this channel and understood what had been happening.

Talking Insomnia #74: Nina‘s remarkable transformation to her sleeping self and beyond

When Nina, a recent transplant to her new home of Australia, lost her job during the lockdown what had once been an occasional nuisance started consuming every aspect of her life. A night of little sleep triggered worries, and soon after the unthinkable happened, a totally sleepless night. And then two in row.

After a tumultuous fall down the rabbit hole, Nina found this channel and things started to make sense. However, with every insight and period of sleeping easier, the old patterns reemerged and she wondered if she would ever be free.

Little did she now that she in fact not only would soon be free of insomnia, but from all of the other struggles that come from the same place. For anyone who feels hopeless and that the road has been bumpy, this episode is for you.

Talking Insomnia #73: Camilla‘s path from sleep walking and insomnia to sleeping well and coaching!

Like so many in her family, Camilla sleep walked from an early age, often finding herself in places where she didn't go to bed. During a stressful time in her life, her sleep walking became frequent and she became afraid to sleep, which turned into insomnia. Several years after a dramatic change thanks to her work with a CBTi therapist, Camilla decided to make a career change and become a sleep coach and insomnia therapist.

She has just started a program that you can find here: https://www.yoursleepmatters.net/

In this episode she shares her journey including what helped her more than anything else: surrendering control.

Insomnia insight #410: 4 things to think about if you don‘t feel restored

In this episode we talk about one of the most common insomnia experiences, feeling as if you didn't have deep or restorative sleep. We see that performance anxiety, avoidance and self-criticism keep us feeling tired. And we see that the absence of performance anxiety, being kind to ourselves and living the life we want leads us to feeling light and free!