How Maria Finally Broke Free From Insomnia (Talking Insomnia #238)

Maria first experienced insomnia at 18. What began as one sleepless night quickly became a fear of not sleeping, intense catastrophizing, and the belief that something was fundamentally wrong with her. Years later, after becoming a mother and going through another stressful period, the fear of insomnia returned. Maria began relying on anxiety medication as reassurance around sleep, eventually realizing that the medication had become part of her relationship with insomnia rather than addressing the underlying fear. In this episode of Talking Insomnia, Maria shares what finally began to change when she stopped treating every difficult night as a disaster. If you're ready to leave insomnia for good, check out our coaching options. Head over to www.thesleepcoachschool.com and click on GET SLEEP in the menu. The Insomnia Immunity program is perfect if you like learning through video and want to join a group on your journey towards sleeping well. BedTyme is ideal if you like to learn via text and have a sleep coach in your pocket. The 1:1 Zoom based program is for you if you like to connect one on one with someone who has been where you are now. — Do you like learning by reading? If so, here are two books that offer breakthroughs! Tales of Courage by Daniel Erichsen https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Courage-... Set it & Forget it by Daniel Erichsen https://www.amazon.com/Set-Forget-rea... — Would you like to become a Sleep Hero by supporting the Natto movement on Patreon? If so, that’s incredibly nice of you 😊. And here’s the link to do just that:   / thesleepcoachschool   — Not sure where to start on your path to sleeping well? Check out these playlists! This is natto - the perfect place to start learning.    • This is Natto - Start here if you are new ...   Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you.    • Success stories   Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips.    • Talking insomnia   Hypnic jerks, hypnic awareness and other common issues.    • Hypnic jerks and more.   Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi.    • Familial and sporadic fatal insomnia   Speed bumps - when you think you had a setback or “relapse.”    • Talking insomnia #55: Learning about speed...   Unrefreshing sleep - when you always feel tired or exhausted.    • Unrefreshing sleep   Momsomnia - if you’re a mom or becoming a mom.    • Momsomnia   Heard online - when you’ve worried about claims made about health problems and insomnia.    • Heard online   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.