Sleep School: Insomnia Help 12+

I developed insomnia during peri menopause (as well as developing a histamine intolerance) and my life changed dramatically for the worse. Some nights, I’d lie there all night without a wink of sleep. I had sleeping tablets from my GP but only a few and I didn’t want to become reliant on them. I was becoming very depressed with awful low mood. An ad for this app popped up on my socials so I downloaded it more than anything because I was desperate. I was a little cynical before starting the Insomnia course but felt a little better even after day one. I’ve just completed my first 30 day insomnia course and my life (and sleep) have been completely transformed. I no longer ‘fear’ going to bed and after around two weeks into the course was sleeping for at least seven hours a night without the help of tablets. I sleep better than I ever did now. The meditations are short enough to fit into your daily routine. However, it’s the content of the meditations that really help, not the length of them. They really help you to see your insomnia as something to ‘welcome’ rather than fear and that in itself helps your mind to retrain how it thinks about sleep. I can’t recommend this app enough. Thank you so much for developing it!

This app is amazing! I had developed insomnia during a period where my child was being bullied. I didn’t sleep for a week and this led to ongoing sleep anxiety, even after the bullying situation resolved. I tried CBTi initially and whilst I saw some improvements (and I do think sleep restriction was useful), I felt that progress halted and I was developing anxiety about the many rules the course imposes. The Sleep School programme is all about accepting one’s insomnia and all the discomfort that comes with it, leading to a reduction in anxiety about sleep, freeing one up to be relaxed enough to sleep. The course is so well written, looks good and is so informative, supportive and nurturing. Dr Meadows is such a calming presence (the mediations are so relaxing and peaceful) and throughout the course, I learnt not only how to sleep better again but it has also changed my whole experience with anxiety - I feel so much freer. I still have a little way to go until I can stop thinking about sleep during the day but the sleep dread has largely gone and typically I fall asleep within 20 minutes :-) Thank you Sleep School and Dr Meadows!

I get problems with insomnia every spring and this year has been particularly bad, with it lasting for several months. The prescription sleeping pills I got from the doctor made me feel very unwell and weak, and after using them for a week I was awake all night again. So I started listening to the Sleep Book and then signed up for the app, as I was completely exhausted and my life was grinding to a fault with every waking hour spent feeling desperate for sleep. The app is excellent! I started sleeping more from day one. I love that it is explained how the brain works and how you can help it to once again feel safe at night. I am thrilled that I have now started bed sharing with my husband again and I no longer fear sleepless nights, because I know how to rest and still feel refreshed the next day. That is so empowering and I gradually feel like I’m returning to being a normal sleeper again. With the tools in this course I hope that I will be able to respond in a more helpful way when my insomnia no doubt returns next spring. I highly recommend this course!