How to Get Sleep in Anxious Times | Dr. Donn Posner

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2020

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

I don't know about you guys, but my sleep has suffered quite badly during the last few months. Today's guest really got me thinking about this issue in a whole new way. First, he normalizes the sleep problems many of us are having. If you're sleeping poorly right now, he says, don't freak out; it is natural and normal. Second, he has a bunch of tips for how to deal with insomnia, some of which I had never heard before and am already starting to operationalize in my own life. His name is Donn Posner. He's one of the leaders in the field of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. His titles are: Founder and President, Sleepwell Consultants, and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Not only did he answer all of my questions, but we also played him some listener voicemails. One last thing to say before we dive in: our episodes this week have a theme: primordial needs. Today we're doing sleep; Wednesday it's sex. So it's a fun week here on the show. Where to find Donn Posner online: Website: https://www.sleepwellconsultants.com/ Books: https://www.sleepwellconsultants.com/publications Today is the first day of the Summer Sanity Challenge: a free 21 day meditation challenge. The goal here is to help you build resilience so that you are less buffeted by circumstances you can't control -- and are therefore calmer, happier, and better prepared to show up the way you want to for your family and your communities. To join the challenge, you can visit tenpercent.com/challenge. Other Resources Mentioned: Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine: https://www.behavioralsleep.org/ American Academy of Sleep Medicine sponsored site to search for local accredited sleep centers: http://sleepeducation.org/find-a-facility Additional Resources: Ten Percent Happier Live: https://tenpercent.com/live Coronavirus Sanity Guide: https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide Free App access for Frontline Workers: https://tenpercent.com/care Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/donn-posner-268

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0:00.0	Before we get started with today's episode, if you've been around TPH land for any
0:05.4	length of time, you've probably heard me name drop Joseph Goldstein.
0:10.1	He started out as my meditation teacher then became my friend and then we teamed up to
0:15.9	help start the 10% happier meditation app.
0:19.6	And I just wanted to remind you that there is a ton of content featuring Joseph and his
0:26.2	humor and wisdom over on the app where he's the lead teacher on six different courses.
0:31.4	I'd recommend you start with the basics, which features your truly and Joseph talking
0:37.1	about how to achieve perfect imperturbability and bulletproof bliss.
0:41.6	Actually, just kidding.
0:43.6	It's just about how to get 10% happier through basic meditation.
0:47.3	It's free.
0:48.3	If you want to check it out, I encourage you to do so.
0:51.4	Download the 10% happier app today wherever you get your apps now on with the show.
0:56.8	Well done.
1:01.2	You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape
1:06.8	and found me Rob Briden on my podcast.
1:10.9	In this series of Briden and I talk to among others, Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte
1:17.3	Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.
1:21.0	And that's just a few.
1:22.8	We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.
1:26.8	It's terrific conversation, reminiscent, sweat appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.
1:32.9	So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.
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