It's Within Therapist Shares How to Deal with Stress & Anxiety For the Best Sleep (ft. Emma McAdam)
Jun 12, 2024
Therapist Emma McAdam discusses how stress and anxiety impact sleep, offering strategies like cognitive behavioral therapy to address intrusive thoughts. Topics include defining emotions, managing stress throughout the day, improving sleep quality through relaxation, and techniques like scheduled worry for handling stress effectively.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Unresolved Stress Harms Sleep
- Stress accumulates when we distract ourselves and don't resolve it during the day.
- This stored stress leads to heightened arousal and prevents peaceful sleep at night.
Chronotype and Biological Sleep Causes
- People’s chronotypes affect insomnia types: night owls struggle falling asleep, morning types wake early and can’t return to sleep.
- Biological factors like menopause, medical conditions, and substances influence early awakenings.
Personal Sleep Struggle Discovery
- Emma struggled with forcing herself to sleep and realized it backfired.
- Listening to slow archaeology shows in bed helped her relax and often fall asleep.