Stop Struggling with Insomnia with Dr Martin Reed

Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this interview, psychotherapist and insomnia coach Martin Reed discusses the common causes and solutions for insomnia. Insomnia often starts with a single night of disrupted sleep and is exacerbated by our responses to it. Reed highlights that insomnia is common and manageable by understanding its mechanics and practicing less effortful responses to wakefulness. His free email series provides further education and strategies for improving sleep without the common pitfalls that many insomnia sufferers experience. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

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0:46.1	Everyone, today I have a very special guest.
0:48.0	It's Martin Reed.
0:49.0	He's a psychotherapist and an insomnia coach.
0:51.8	So I took his free email sequence last year, and it really,
0:56.9	it really helped my insomnia. It's like this free email sequence that kind of changed
1:02.3	how I think about sleep and insomnia. And I've learned that I've been wrong about some of the
1:06.3	things I've been thinking about how to improve your sleep. So I'm really excited to have Martin
1:10.7	Reid here today to talk with us about how to improve your sleep. So I'm really excited to have Martin Reed here today
1:11.4	to talk with us about how to escape the trap of insomnia. So let's jump in. Let's go.
1:18.5	Awesome. Well, thank you so much, Martin, for being here. I'm super excited to talk with you about
1:22.4	all things insomnia. Thanks for having me on. I'm very excited to be here too. Yeah, awesome. Great. Okay, let's just jump right in. What causes the cycle of insomnia?
1:32.3	Wow. All right. So we are diving right in. I know. I'm just going to go there. Yeah, let's do it. I think first and foremost, it can be helpful to recognize that difficult nights of sleep from time to time are natural
1:45.2	and normal. It's just part of being a human being, just as we all experience difficult days from time
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