Struggling with insomnia can feel endless — but you’re not alone. The Insomnia Coach Podcast shares real success stories from people who ended their battle with sleepless nights, overcame insomnia, and got their lives back.
Each month, host Martin Reed, MEd, NBC-HWC, CCSH, CHES® talks with guests about their insomnia journey — what kept them stuck, what helped, and how life changed once they stopped fighting with sleep.
Whether you’ve tried sleep hygiene, medications, or quick fixes that didn’t last, these conversations will give you hope, encouragement, and practical insights into insomnia recovery. You’ll discover how others overcame insomnia by shifting their relationship with sleep — and how you can too.
If you’re looking for insomnia help, inspiring success stories, and proof that recovery is possible, this podcast will give you the hope and help you’ve been searching for.
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Struggling with insomnia can feel endless — but you’re not alone. The Insomnia Coach Podcast shares real success stories from people who ended their battle with sleepless nights, overcame insomnia, and got their lives back.
Each month, host Martin Reed, MEd, NBC-HWC, CCSH, CHES® talks with guests about their insomnia journey — what kept them stuck, what helped, and how life changed once they stopped fighting with sleep.
Whether you’ve tried sleep hygiene, medications, or quick fixes that didn’t last, these conversations will give you hope, encouragement, and practical insights into insomnia recovery. You’ll discover how others overcame insomnia by shifting their relationship with sleep — and how you can too.
If you’re looking for insomnia help, inspiring success stories, and proof that recovery is possible, this podcast will give you the hope and help you’ve been searching for.
How Esther starved insomnia of its power and influence in the presence of generalized anxiety disorder (#65)
Insomnia Coach® Podcast
56 minutes 24 seconds
11 months ago
How Esther starved insomnia of its power and influence in the presence of generalized anxiety disorder (#65)
When Esther tried moving away from a medication she was taking for generalized anxiety disorder, she found herself struggling with sleep. She would often wake with a jolt and experience panic and anxiety. Even when new medications helped with other issues, sleep continued to be a challenge and created a lot of ongoing anxiety.
Esther did a lot to try to get her sleep back on track. She tried going to bed earlier. She tried CBD oil. She tried supplements. She tried to tire herself out through exercise. None of those things got her closer to where she wanted to be. Esther was determined to get to the root of the problem, which seemed to be all the difficult thoughts and feelings associated with insomnia.
On her way to work one day, Esther came across the Insomnia Coach podcast and listening to the stories of people who had overcome their struggle with insomnia motivated her to start working with me.
In this episode, Esther reflects on the changes she made that proved to be most helpful for her. They included going to bed later at night, doing something more pleasant whenever she found herself struggling during the night, continuing to do things that mattered to her even after difficult nights, and acknowledging her thoughts and feelings and refocusing on the present moment (rather than focusing on trying to fight or avoid difficult thoughts and feelings).
Esther also shares some of the key educational insights that helped her reduce the amount of pressure she was putting on herself to make sleep happen. Her superpowers of self-awareness and self-reflection also revealed that the difficult thoughts and feelings she had been trying so hard to fight or avoid often came with the same physical sensations associated with more pleasant thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
As she committed to a new approach, Esther realized she had new options available to her when it came to responding to insomnia. Options that wouldn't create more struggle, consume more energy, put more focus on sleep, and keep her trapped in the vicious cycle of more trying and more difficulty.
Esther became less fearful about the possibility of insomnia showing up. She became more comfortable in its presence.
Insomnia lost the power and influence it once had over her.
Insomnia Coach® Podcast
Struggling with insomnia can feel endless — but you’re not alone. The Insomnia Coach Podcast shares real success stories from people who ended their battle with sleepless nights, overcame insomnia, and got their lives back.
Each month, host Martin Reed, MEd, NBC-HWC, CCSH, CHES® talks with guests about their insomnia journey — what kept them stuck, what helped, and how life changed once they stopped fighting with sleep.
Whether you’ve tried sleep hygiene, medications, or quick fixes that didn’t last, these conversations will give you hope, encouragement, and practical insights into insomnia recovery. You’ll discover how others overcame insomnia by shifting their relationship with sleep — and how you can too.
If you’re looking for insomnia help, inspiring success stories, and proof that recovery is possible, this podcast will give you the hope and help you’ve been searching for.
