For people who have trouble sleeping, sleep can seem elusive. People can get in to a pattern of chasing sleep, trying ever harder to get everything just right in the hope of getting better sleep. However, the pathway to better sleep is often through letting go and being less careful about sleep. We discuss letting go of rules and behaviours around sleep, and are joined by Nathan Butler of Active Health Clinic who discusses a similar approach used in fatigue syndromes.
Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.
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Audio Timeline:
00:00 - 00:29 Introduction
00:29 - 02:18 Vale Prof Nick Antic
02:18 - 05:20 What's news in sleep?
05:20 - 16:10 Theme - Let it Go
16:10 - 24:09 Guest interview - Nathan Butler: Letting go in chronic fatigue syndrome
24:09 - 28:55 More information on letting go / managing sleep in the holidays
28:55 - 34:28 Clinical tip of the month - Think about language
29:30 - 30:35 Tip of the month: Moira - Language around sleep is important
30:35 - 31:56 Pick of the month: David - Insomniac - Book
31:56 - 33:13 What's coming up in the next month?
Next episode (January 2nd 2017): Setting goals for health and sleep
Links mentioned in the podcast:
Donations to Prof Nick Antic scholarship fund
Online course for CBT-I - APS Institute
Chronic Insomnia - British Medical Journal
Sleep Anxiety - The Age online
Are the brains of insomniacs wired differently? - SBS Online
Cerêve - FDA approved device for insomnia
Sleep hygiene
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia
Stimulus control
Sleep restriction
Mindfulness for sleep - audio interview
Active Health Clinic
FAQs about chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome program
Sleep rules - letting go of rules around sleep
Insomnia - podcast
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia - podcast
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia - post
Mindfulness for sleep - video
Insomniac - book
Sleep Down Under 2017 - Auckland Oct 25-28
World Sleep Congress - Prague Oct 7-11
Sleep 2017 - Boston June 3-7
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