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Beatrix A Schmidt

Sleep Coach, Professional Speaker, creator of the Sleep Skills for Life Programme and the Author of The Sleep Deep Method®

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There is no such thing as 'quick', 'easy' and 'effortless' but...

Of course, you can also learn those practical ways that you can overcome your sleep problems and insomnia too.

Since 2014, I have published many articles and videos to help you get to know your sleep better and overcome sleep problems and even insomnia. Some of the videos are recorded at previous talks or simply answering a question from my audience on a particular topic.

On this page, you will find the most recently published resource.

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How to treat chronic insomnia in your 40s and 50s - 3 types of insomnia treatment

How to treat chronic insomnia in your 40s and 50s - 3 types of insomnia treatment

Struggling with insomnia in your 40s and 50s can really take a toll on your entire life. Today, we’ll talk about the three main types of insomnia treatment that can help you fully overcome your chronic insomnia in the coming weeks. 

First, we’ll talk about how you can figure out which insomnia treatment might be best suited to the types of insomnia you’re struggling with. I’ll share with you the 3 main factors that affect if you develop insomnia in your 40s and 50s and why those factors might be the reason you haven’t yet managed to overcome your insomnia problems. 

If after watching this video and evaluating your insomnia, you're still not sure which treatment options to choose, then arranging a sleep assessment appointment with a professional might be the next step for you. That way, you’re not wasting your time experimenting with things that might never help you fully overcome your chronic insomnia.

Of course, if you have any questions about today’s topic, feel free to reach out. 

Beatrix

Related videos that I mentioned:

3 factors that cause insomnia: Click here to watch full video on these 3 factors

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia - CBTi - My take on how to make the most of the structure of this approach in a practical way to treat chronic insomnia: Click here to watch the 6 videos in this video series

 

It's always best to watch the entire video, but here are some chapters for you:

00:00 How to treat chronic insomnia in your 40s and 50s

00:48 Teaching Sleep Skills for Life

01:53 Your chronic insomnia situation and self diagnosing

02:27 Three main factor groups that affect your ability to treat your insomnia

03:08 Predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors for insomnia

04:58 How to choose the best insomnia treatment for your chronic insomnia

05:09 Medical treatment for chronic insomnia 

05:34 Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic insomnia 

06:09 Sleep coaching for adults for chronic insomnia 

07:40 Training specific Sleep Skills for Life depending on your insomnia struggles

08:53 How to figure out what your sleep or insomnia struggles are showing you

 

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