Tips for Getting Better Sleep: Non-Medication Strategies for Overcoming Insomnia and Anxiety with Savannah Hipes

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If you’re struggling to get better sleep, to feel refreshed and restored in the morning, and to overcome anxiety that leads to insomnia, this is the episode for you.

Savannah Hipes, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Behavioral Sleep Medicine provider who uses evidence-based treatments to help people get a better night’s sleep. With her advice, you’ll look forward to climbing into bed instead of dreading the fight for such a basic human need.

Join us as we unpack the ways our modern lifestyle disrupts our sleep and simple yet effective tips for getting better sleep. Whether you're a chronic insomniac or just looking to get better sleep, Savannah’s insights offer valuable strategies to help you reclaim your sleep and, ultimately, your overall well-being.

Episode Highlights:

2:51 You aren’t alone, society devalues rest! Learn what happens during sleep and why it’s so important to our mental, emotional, and physical well-being

7:19 Why hyper-achievers are particularly prone to sleep issues

10:09 The threats our modern brains perceive that keep us up at night

14:20 The role of cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy for insomnia

16:45 How to communicate safety to your body during the day to help you relax at night

20:56 Understanding your homeostatic sleep drive

24:40 The role of exercise in helping your body’s drive for sleep, how much and when

28:14 The surprising research findings about the effects of light before sleep and what to focus on instead

29:36 What’s happening when we fall asleep, then wake up. How to handle waking during the night. What to do if you get up to go to the bathroom and can’t fall back asleep

36:26 All about sleep medications

39:36 How designating a “time to worry” is helpful to emptying the mind and calming anxiety

45:30 Practical sleep hygiene tips

47:48 The critical role using a behavioral sleep medicine provider can play to get helping you get better, restorative sleep

Savannah treats people in-person in Florida and online in Florida and New York.

Enjoy!
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