The Sleep Coach School Podcast

Insomnia Insight #314: The Gas & the Brake

In this episode we learn how sleep is regulated and that sleep physiology is not complicated! We talk about how it is very similar to eating - fasting builds an appetite (gas) and negative emotion can block that appetite (brake).

 

When you understand this model, you can explain any difficulties sleeping you have. And when sleep is not mystery, you get much more of it!

 

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send an email:

 

questions@thesleepcoachschool.com

 

I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video reply in an Ask Daniel episode.

 

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen.

 

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

 

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

The self coaching model https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Best!

 

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Ask Daniel #47: Success & Struggle

Colleen aka Jane has slept really well for three weeks after relaxing the CBTi rules! But can she have alcohol at night? Akash wonders if meditation and progressive muscle relaxation are part of CBTi. Jau ask about restless legs and a twitch from the right ankle when about to fall asleep. Brent is coming off medications and feels like he has little to no sleep drive. Is there a natural way to increase your sleep drive? Fei is coming of Seroquel. What's the best way of coming off medications for sleep? Joseph has hallucinations, jerks and is afraid he may have sporadic fatal insomnia. Ali has found a way to rethink paradoxical, hypnic jerks and waking up after one hour of sleep and shares the mindset that has helped her get good sleep. Juro sleeps good for one week but then has a sleepless night. Is tis a normal part of getting into better sleep shape? Vince has a 2nd relapse. Or does he? Lorena wonders when it's time to stop. using a sleep diary. AA asks if it's ok to move his sleep window 45 minutes forward.

 

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send an email:

 

questions@thesleepcoachschool.com

 

I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video reply in an Ask Daniel episode.

 

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen.

 

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

 

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Best!

 

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Ask Daniel #46: Is it ok to Have a Beer at Bedtime?

Alex has started spending less time in bed and is sleeping better. He has a few questions: Is it normal that nights are different from each other and if so, why are nights different? Also, is it ok to have a beer at night? Zoltan asks a love question: why is his friend telling him to have some hot milk at night?

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send an email:

questions@thesleepcoachschool.com

I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video reply in an Ask Daniel episode.

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen.

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Best!

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Ask Daniel #45: Nancy has 6 Questions

Animated Art has started to see a shift in mindset. When sleep doesn't happen he goes "meeh, I'll be ok" and then sleep happens! Mary has started having trouble sleeping after the lockdown. She has a see-saw sleep pattern and takes melatonin at times. What should she think about? Nancy didn't want to take medications and has 6 excellent questions about CBT, including whether one can get sick from accumulated sleep debt? Alakh is doing better but has many negative thoughts during the day, how can one work on those? Navinder is considering a 4 hour sleep window. How would he expand it? Omar is supposed to be up by 7 am but often sleeps until 7:30, is this a problem?

 

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send an email:

 

questions@thesleepcoachschool.com

 

I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video reply in an Ask Daniel episode.

 

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen.

 

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

 

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Best!

 

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Sleep Insight #2: Lockdown Insomnia

In the spring of 2020, much of the world is confined to their homes because of a novel strain of a virus. We now have the three primary ingredients of insomnia - anxiety, time and attention.

In this episode we see that individually, neither is likely to produce a lot of trouble sleeping, but together they do just that.

We also talk about how to modify the ingredients and get better sleep.

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send an email:

questions@thesleepcoachschool.com

I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video reply in an Ask Daniel episode.

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen.

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Best!

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Sleep Insight #1: 3 Reasons You Must Work on Sleep Efforts

A sleep effort is anything done to produce or preserve sleep. As sleep as a passive process they always produce insomnia.

In this episode we classify them, discuss why they’re a problem and what you should do to get to a place of sleeping fantastic.

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send an email:

questions@thesleepcoachschool.com

I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video reply in an Ask Daniel episode.

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen.

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... 

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Best!

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Ask Daniel #44: Less Rules = More Sleep!

Jane is doing much better with less rules and regulations. Ishrak has ended up with a pattern of 2 nights of little sleep followed by one where he sleeps. What's up with this pattern? Animated Art dropped into the rabbit hole of googling sleep but is making his way up! Naya has never been this anxious before. She barely sleeps but still has energy during the day. Can she really do CBTi? How much would she need to restrict her time in bed? Mary started having trouble sleeping after sheltering began. What to do? Zoltan's wife has intermittent RLS. Benjamin slept much better after getting a puppy but now the insomnia is back. Malena thought she couldn't have kids because of insomnia. Now she is detaching herself from sleep and getting more of it!

 

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send an email:

 

questions@thesleepcoachschool.com

 

I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video reply in an Ask Daniel episode.

 

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen.

 

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

 

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Best!

 

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Ask Daniel #43: When the Pressure is too Strong

Cara has tried traditional CBTi but the rules and pressure to sleep has worked against her. She is falling asleep without a struggle but she keeps waking up and not falling back asleep.

Are there problems with textbook CBTi or is the one size fit all model where the issue is at? What should one do with sleep maintenance insomnia?

In this episode Coach Michael joins Coach Daniel for a deeper dive into their coaching philosophies and practical things to consider when awake at night.

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send an email:

questions@thesleepcoachschool.com

I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video reply in an Ask Daniel episode.

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen.

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Best!

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Ask Daniel #42: Firas Sleeps Through and Feels Fantastic

Firas is on the right track! Sleeping much better and he has started exercising to complement his thought work. Juro has brilliantly started discovering hard to spot sleep efforts that were sabotaging his sleep. Alina is planning to listen to audiobooks when staying at her husband's parents place. Zoltan wonders why there is so much talk about coffee and screens producing insomnia. Raka aka Logan is told by his doctor that he should eat more. A.A has general anxiety and has tried everything and nothing works.

 

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at daniel@insomniainsight.co and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply.

 

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen. I have a blog at bedtyme.co.

 

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

 

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Talking insomnia - guests with insomnia or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Best!

 

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

Insomnia Insight #313: The Final Insomnia Insight

Anything can become a sleep effort, an attempt at trying to produce sleep. As sleep is a passive process, sleep efforts always produce sleeplessness, this includes even the very methods used to get past insomnia.

 

In this last insomnia insight episode we talk about the problem with traditional CBTi: if you spend less time in bed in an attempt at trying to make sleep happen, you’ve created a sleep effort.

 

Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at daniel@insomniainsight.co and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply.

 

If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen. I have a blog at bedtyme.co.

 

Here are some playlists that I hope you’ll find helpful.

 

Core curriculum - a collection of the most important insights, a great place to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Talking insomnia - guests with insomnia or experts share their stories / tips. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Hypnic jerks, sudden awareness of falling asleep and other common issues. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

 

Best!

 

This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.