Overcome Insomnia: Get Up, Get Light, Get Active

— Sleep hygiene, hot baths, kiwi fruit, breathing techniques, acupuncture, counselling, supplements, sleeping tablets... Over twenty years, Joseph Pannell tried it all. Nothing worked. The more he tried to force sleep, the more he fed his anxiety and obsession – and the more insomnia stripped from his life. Joseph couldn't get up early as he couldn't sleep at night. He couldn't see his friends at night. He couldn't do the job he loved. He couldn't share a bed with his wife. He simply couldn't. For two decades, slowly but surely, insomnia took over his life and stole his happiness. And then Joseph found CBT-I. Everything changed. Every thought, every action, CBT-I had seen it all before. His insomnia was not unique. Your insomnia is not unique. It always boils down to two problems: sleep drive and hyperarousal. By addressing both through behavior changes, sleep knowledge and cognitive restructuring, Joseph went from being somebody trying everything they could to make themself sleep to being somebody trying everything they could to stay awake. After overcoming his insomnia, he trained with one of the world's best sleep physicians so he could help you overcome yours. Valeria Teles interviews Joseph Pannell — the author of "You Can Sleep Too!" Joseph Pannell is the author of the evidence-based sleep book 'You Can Sleep Too!" He has trained with sleep physician Daniel Erichsen and completed the CBT-I SleepScience course. Having suffered with chronic insomnia himself for over two decades, he finally overcame it with the help of one of the world's most experienced sleep physiologists. He has an excellent first- hand understanding of insomnia and is living proof of how effective and life changing the sleep knowledge that he disseminates can be. He works with corporations via webinars and seminars to provide workplace sleep education, and he will be working with TEDX speaker Raj Adgopul to help provide sleep education in India. To learn more about Joseph Pannell and his work, please visit: youcansleeptoo.com & sleeprep.com     — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.