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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 6 MIN

How To Calm Your Mind And Actually Fall Asleep | Dr. Michael Breus

from The Daily Motivation · host Lewis Howes, Dr. Michael Breus

Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1930DM Dr. Michael Breus makes a wild point early: one sentence from a doctor could make 10mg of Ambien completely useless. That's how much your brain runs the show. Most sleep problems aren't about your mattress or your schedule. They're fear-based. Low-grade anxiety that keeps your heart rate up and your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight. And when you wake up at 3am? Your brain immediately goes negative. It's wired that way. Breus says your heart rate needs to drop to around 60 bpm before your body will even allow sleep. Flip on the news at night and you're fighting that the whole way down. You need runway to land the plane. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Topics sleep anxiety, Dr. Michael Breus, fear and sleep, how to fall asleep, monkey mind, sleep doctor, parasympathetic nervous system, insomnia causes, heart rate and sleep, sleep without pills Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Your brain is more powerful than any sleeping pill — and sleep doctor Dr. Michael Breus explains exactly why fear and anxiety are the real reason most people can't shut down at night. He breaks down the one number your heart rate needs to hit before your body will even let you sleep.

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