What if your anxiety, PTSD symptoms, or burnout aren’t just “in your head”… but rooted in your sleep? Most people never learn how deeply sleep quality shapes their mental health—and how unresolved sleep-breathing issues can quietly sabotage healing.
In this episode, Lori sits down with Dr. Barry Krakow, world-renowned sleep specialist and author of Life-Saving Sleep, to unpack the powerful links between sleep, trauma, mental health, and the brain. Together, they explore why so many people struggle with insomnia, nightmares, nocturnal panic, dry mouth, frequent waking, and menopause-related sleep issues—and how often these symptoms trace back to undiagnosed sleep-breathing disorders like sleep apnea and UARS.
Lori shares her own journey through lifelong nightmares and perimenopause insomnia—and how discovering that sleep is a portal for healing changed everything. Dr. Krakow explains why sleep quality (not just hours in bed) influences mood, memory, emotional resilience, and trauma recovery.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
How poor sleep quality can worsen anxiety, depression, PTSD, and brain fog
Why subtle sleep-breathing problems and mini-suffocations at night often fuel chronic exhaustion
The connection between menopause, hot flashes, insomnia, and non-restorative sleep
How Imagery Rehearsal Therapy can transform nightmares
Simple, realistic steps you can take tonight to begin improving your sleep.
If you’ve ever wondered, “I’m doing the work, so why am I still so tired?”—this conversation about sleep, mental health, trauma, and healing may be the missing piece.
