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The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show

Beat insomnia for good, with Kathryn Pinkham

The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show

Liz Earle

Wellbeing, Arts, Gut Health, Self-improvement, Women's Health, Beauty, Healthy Ageing, Menopause, Midlife, Health & Fitness, Hormones, Supplements, Health, Exercise, Fashion & Beauty, Fitness, Education, Better Second Half, Skincare, Liz Earle

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On our first episode of season 13 of The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, Liz is joined by insomnia specialist, Kathryn Pinkham, of the Insomnia Clinic to discuss how to beat the common sleep disorder, which will affect many of us at some point throughout our lifetime.


Kathryn and Liz also discuss why quality can be better than quantity when it comes to sleep, and why you shouldn't panic if you don't get the coveted eight hours of shut eye every single night.



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0:00.0

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0:22.9

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1:22.6

Hello, and a very warm welcome to the Lizel Wellbeing Show. And in this week's episode,

1:37.0

we are getting some expert advice on what to do when we just can't sleep. I'm joined by Catherine

1:43.6

Pinkham, who is the founder of the Insomnia Clinic, one of the UK's only specialist insomnia services.

1:51.3

She started the clinic after working in mental health, and seeing just how many people

1:56.6

are affected by poor sleep. Insomnia is very curable, she says, no matter how long,

2:02.8

or how severely a person suffers. And the treatment that she's found to be so successful

2:08.8

is something called CBTI, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. Her team across the UK

2:17.2

are on a mission to get us sleeping better without the use of medication.

2:21.9

Catherine really is the go-to expert when it comes to tackling insomnia. And I do hope that you

2:27.5

will be able to share this episode with anyone in your life who is really struggling to nod off.

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