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Mind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Is It Normal to Pee All the Time With Insomnia? | Ep 69Going to the bathroom multiple times a night?Lying in bed thinking, “I better go again… just in case"?If you struggle with insomnia and nighttime bladder urgency, this episode is for you.Tune in to hear:Why frequent nighttime bathroom trips are so common with insomnia Why it’s usually not a bladder problem at all How hyperarousal and sleep anxiety can create a sense of urgencyHow “just in case” habits become safety behaviors Why your brain may be amplifying...
2026-02-1209 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Why You Can't Stop Thinking About Sleep (Even When You Want To) | Ep 68When I had insomnia, I couldn’t figure out why anything having to do with sleep felt so GIGANTIC in my mind.Every nuance, every sensation, every night felt more critical than the last.It was very life-or-death to me.What I didn’t realize at the time was:There was a perfectly logical reason for this.My brain wasn’t malfunctioning.It was doing exactly what brains are designed to do.It was filtering IN what mattered most. And filtering OUT what didn't.Wh...
2026-01-2920 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Why You Get Wired at Bedtime (Encore) | Ep 67In this encore episode, I dive into the surprising reason your brain won’t let you sleep at night, even when nothing is actually wrong.You’ll learn:Why insomnia is rooted in survival, not broken sleepHow wakefulness becomes linked with fearThe role hyperarousal plays in keeping the cycle aliveThe difference between real danger and perceived threatWhy trying to fix sleep often backfiresHow understanding the brain supports real, lasting recoveryThis conversation reveals how perceived danger, not wakefulness itself, keeps insomnia going, and how neuroplasticity allows the brain to unlearn fear and return to sl...
2026-01-1515 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How Carlos Got His Life Back from Insomnia | Ep 66In this deeply relatable episode, Carlos shares his honest journey through insomnia.After years of overthinking and long sleep onset, a period of intense work stress pushed his nervous system into full-blown survival mode, and not sleeping became something his brain perceived as a threat. Like so many others, Carlos did what we're told to do: CBT-I, sleep restriction, breathing exercises, supplements, medications, and constant sleep monitoring — only to find that the harder he tried, the worse it got.In this conversation, Beth and Carlos explore the deeper truth behind insomnia:Sle...
2026-01-0147 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life."My Body Will Remember How to Sleep" — Emily's Story | Ep 65Emily’s insomnia started with a single sleepless night. She’d stayed up late before, but always on purpose. This time, the choice wasn't hers. And that loss of control left her feeling scared, confused, and convinced something inside her must be broken.What followed next was a cycle she didn’t understand: long nights, constant clock-watching, dread as the sun went down, and days shaped entirely around preventing another bad night. She turned to movement, routines, and eventually medication, but nothing brought lasting relief.Sleep became the center of her life.Her turnin...
2025-12-0431 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.No One Talks About the Grief | Ep 64When insomnia shows up, it can feel like more than lost sleep.You may grieve the loss of freedom, spontaneity, and the trust you once had.In this episode, Beth talks about:Why grief is a normal part of insomnia The two main ways it can show upHow it changes over time and becomes a source of wisdom Her own story of loss, healing, and learning to trust life againIf you’ve ever felt sad about how much insomnia has taken from you, this episode will help...
2025-11-2017 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Understanding Hyperarousal w/ Richard Wills | Ep 63In this foundational episode, Beth is joined by Mind. Body. Sleep.® co-coach Richard Wills to explore one of the most important — and least understood — aspects of insomnia recovery: hyperarousal.Together, they unpack what hyperarousal really is, how it shows up in the body and mind, and why it’s the true obstacle standing between you and effortless sleep.You’ll learn the four types of hyperarousal and how each one can subtly (or not so subtly) keep the brain on high alert. Beth and Richard share personal insights, relatable stories, and practical ways to help yo...
2025-11-0623 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.3 Insights That Freed Me From Insomnia | Ep 62Beth spent 42 years chasing sleep.Until one day, she realized the very effort to “fix” insomnia was the exact thing keeping her stuck.What followed wasn’t another hack, routine, or bedtime ritual. It was a complete shift in how she related to sleep itself.In this episode, Beth shares three transformational mindsets that quietly ended her lifelong battle with insomnia.You’ll hear how ownership (without blame) restores power, why the fixing loop is a trap in disguise, and how living as if you’re already free creates the conditions for natura...
2025-10-2316 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Rewiring Sleep Anxiety (Encore) | Ep 61In this episode, I explore what I consider the single most powerful tool for overcoming insomnia — your response. When it comes to long-term recovery, it’s not about finding a magic sleep trick or trying harder to force sleep. It’s about how you respond to the experience of insomnia itself.We’ll look at what happens when the brain’s hyperarousal system misinterprets sleeplessness as danger and how to shift that conditioned response back toward safety. You’ll learn how cultivating awareness, compassion, and curiosity rewires the brain through self-directed neuroplasticity — and why it’s not about doing more...
2025-10-0914 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.From Fear to Freedom: Rik's Journey Out of Insomnia | Ep 60In this inspiring story, Rik shares how insomnia brought him to his knees — and how he slowly rewired fear into freedom. From panic attacks to the loneliness of sleepless nights, he describes what it was like to feel trapped in the cycle of anxiety and exhaustion.But through patience, community, and a new understanding of the mind, Rik discovered something profound: freedom isn’t perfect sleep. It’s letting go of the fight. “The wild thing is dealing with insomnia… it's just kind of letting it be—that's what fixes it.”You’ll hear:Why med...
2025-09-2547 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Why Does Insomnia Go Away and Come Back? | Ep 59Ever feel like your insomnia was FINALLY gone… only to have it come back for no apparent reason? This used to drive me absolutely bananas.Insomnia can vanish for weeks, months—or even years at a time, and then reappear without warning. No wonder it's so confusing. But once I learned how memory works and how the brain stores experiences, it started to make a lot more sense. In this episode, you'll learn:Why the cyclical nature of insomnia points to a mind-body loop (not a broken...
2025-09-1115 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How to Stop Overthinking Insomnia | Ep 58Can't stop thinking about your sleep?Wondering how to get back to clarity?Feel like you're just spinning your wheels?Sounds pretty normal to me.In fact, confusion is often a sign that something deeper is happening beneath the surface.In this episode, I talk about what overthinking really is, why it shows up during recovery, and how to relate to it in a way that helps you move through it so clarity returns on its own.This one’s for my fellow overthinkers. ❤
2025-08-0709 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Leaving the Research Loop w/ Michelle Weil | Ep 57Stuck in the research loop with insomnia?You’re not alone.When sleep becomes unpredictable, researching feels like the next best thing to do. Because at least you're doing something… right?But what if that something is quietly reinforcing the very problem you’re trying to solve?In this episode, Beth and Michelle talk about why it’s so easy to get trapped in the research loop, and why it’s so hard to get out.Listen as we explore:Why researching creates the illusion of safetyHow it k...
2025-07-1730 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Relinking Wakefulness | Ep 56Have you ever wondered what actually makes insomnia recovery possible? In this episode, I talk about exactly that. We explore one of the most hopeful principles of neuroplasticity — and why it’s the reason getting beyond insomnia isn't just possible… but inevitable when you understand how the brain works.The human brain has the amazing capacity to change associations and shift links.And truly, is there anything more miraculous than that?In this episode, you’ll learn how:Your responses play a key role in rewiring...
2025-06-2614 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.“You Don’t Have to Heal Everything to Sleep Again” — Liz’s Story | Ep 55I had such a lovely time sitting down with Liz, a psychotherapist and alum of the Mind. Body. Sleep. mentorship.Not only did Liz make it through insomnia herself, but she stayed active in the community to support others still on their way.Like so many of us, she tried everything:Impeccable sleep hygieneCBT-ISleep medsBut the more she tried, the more fear crept in.Not just a fear of not sleeping, but a fear of fear itself.Which is such a common part of this journey.
2025-06-0532 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How to Overcome Doubt and Keep Moving Forward | Ep 54Let's talk about doubt. Doubt is something every single person on the recovery path deals with, and I was no exception.In this episode, we take a deeper look at what doubt really is, why it feels so powerful, and how to shift your relationship with it so it no longer holds you back.Come with me and learn: 1. What’s actually driving doubt (hint: safety!), and why it’s a normal part of the human experience.2. The two kinds of doubt, and why...
2025-05-2213 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.The Innocent Mindset That Kept Me Stuck (for years) | Ep 53Today I’m talking about a mindset that quietly fueled insomnia and kept me stuck for years. This mindset can create pressure, anxiety, and an endless loop of trying to "get it right."If you're feeling stuck... overwhelmed... wondering why your brain still won't let go — this might be a part of the picture.Tune in to explore the quiet beliefs that keep this loop alive, and how to shift out of it for good.Enjoy! 🧡Connect with Beth: 👉 Instagram Work with Beth...
2025-05-0811 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.What Traditional Advice Gets Wrong About Insomnia | Ep 52It was such fun to sit down with Richard Wills MD, resident sleep coach in the Mind. Body. Sleep. Mentorship, to discuss why conventional advice often misses the mark when it comes to insomnia. Tune in to hear:The only two factors that truly influence sleepWhy CBT-I can backfire (even though it's considered the "gold standard")How rigid, rule-based systems can actually increase anxietyWhy more effort keeps you on the hamster wheel if fixesHow simple education becomes life-changing when it targets the real issueThis c...
2025-04-1726 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.3 Quantum Shifts For Insomnia Recovery | Ep 51This episode is a little science, a little woo, and a whole lot of HOPE.If you’ve ever felt like the harder you try to sleep, the more impossible it becomes — you’re not alone.In this talk, Beth breaks down:Why paying so much attention to sleep makes it less likely to happenHow multiple sleep realities already exist (yes, even the peaceful one!)Why working through sleep anxiety requires looking at the whole versus just the partI loved working on this episode.
2025-04-0317 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life."There's Tremendous Power in Letting Go" — Mike's Hope Story | Ep 50Mike spent months fighting with sleep.Melatonin? Nope.Sleep hygiene? Not the magic answer.CBT-I? Let’s just say it had him sitting in the dark, petting his cat, calculating his “sleep score” like a mathematician.The more he tried, the worse things got. Until he realized something HUGE — the best way to control sleep is to not try and control it.This episode is packed with powerful insights you don’t want to miss:“I found tremendous power in letting go.”“I don’t need that much to recov...
2025-03-2037 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How to Deal with Scary Health Information | Ep 49Our world is FLOODED with health advice. And not all of it is helpful.Especially if you're recovering from insomnia. You're going along, working your way back to peaceful sleep, and then BAM! Another scary statistic shows up.And you feel that old fear rise to the surface again. So, what can we do?In this episode, I answer that very thing.Listen in and learn:How overexposure to health information just fuels anxietyWhy avoiding ALL sleep discussions isn’t th...
2025-03-0614 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Belief or Behavior: Which Comes First? w/ Michelle Weil | Ep 48This week I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Michelle Weil, fellow sleep coach (and dear friend), to discuss a powerful question in the insomnia recovery process:Does belief shape behavior, or does behavior shift belief?And why does it even matter?Well, if you're struggling insomnia, you've probably got some unhelpful beliefs about sleep that aren't even true.Do any of these thoughts feel like unshakable facts?"I'll never recover.""My body is broken.""I'm the one person who can't...
2025-02-1341 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.The ONE Simple Sentence That Got Me Through Recovery | Ep 47What if insomnia recovery didn’t have to be awful?What if it could be one of the most interesting things you ever experience?For me, it was. And it can be for you, too.In this episode, I share the one sentence that transformed my recovery and why I still rely on it today.This simple sentence helped me:Embrace curiosity about my experienceReduce judgmentCreate some distance between myself and anxietyShift from fixing to understandingRecovery, like life, doesn’t have to be a constant struggle. It can be a...
2025-01-3007 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Why Do I Fall Asleep Right Before I Have to Get Up? | Ep 46When I had insomnia, I’d toss and turn all night, only to fall blissfully asleep right before the alarm went off.Even more strange, I’d stay awake all night, but then magically fall asleep during my 10-minute snooze alarm.So what gives?Well, it’s not as strange as it might seem. In fact, it makes perfect sense.Tune into this episode to understand why this happens and how “less is more” when it comes overcoming insomnia.Enjoy!Connect with Beth Kendall: 👉 Instag...
2025-01-1613 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Jennifer’s Powerful Path Out of Insomnia | Ep 45It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Jennifer, another Mind. Body. Sleep. graduate, to discuss her transformative journey through insomnia. She candidly shares the two factors that LED to her struggle, and the breakthroughs that finally helped her out.On releasing pressure around sleep:"The whole time I was like, ‘Is this physical? Is it hormonal? I need to take a pill.’ But when the pressure was off, I slept. That was really eye-opening for me."She also shares her many insights on:The combination of challenges that chan...
2025-01-0231 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Insight vs. Intellect | Ep 44Understand all the concepts intellectually but still struggle to sleep?Wondering what you’re missing?Feel like you just need that one magical piece of information that's going to make it all click?Then this episode is for YOU.Not only do I share my own personal story of how the bees RADICALLY changed my life. But I also break down why recovery isn't just about intellect — it's about insight. It's about seeing things differently. Tune in to learn:The difference between intellectual understanding and e...
2024-12-1919 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How Kim Turned Nighttime Dread into Peaceful Sleep | Ep 43Kim’s journey from being a naturally great sleeper to battling insomnia is a raw, real, and deeply inspiring story.Always a champion sleeper, Kim faced her first bout of insomnia after becoming a new mom and experiencing a “perfect storm” of stress, hormonal changes, and personal challenges.A fear of not sleeping took over, leading her into the insomnia trap where sleep became an effort versus just a natural biological process.In this episode, Kim talks about:How letting go of rules turned out to be the best ruleHow refr...
2024-12-0540 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Has Sleep Become a Battle? | Ep 42The wildest thing about sleep is that the more we battle it, the further we get from it.Today's podcast episode explores why insomnia feels like a battle for so many, and why that mindset might be holding you back.I spent most of my life wrestling with insomnia, believing that if I just tried hard enough, I could overcome it.Imagine my surprise to learn it was the exact opposite of that.Sleep isn't something we overcome. It’s something we allow.In fact, seeing it as...
2024-11-1416 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Breaking Up with Insomnia | Ep 41In this episode, I’m talking all things metaphors and what it looks like to break up with insomnia.It’s not about quick fixes (they don't work anyway). It’s about unraveling the deep neural pathways that keep us stuck.The journey out of insomnia, much like moving on from love, is messy and nonlinear.It's very up and down. One day, progress feels real. The next, it’s like: “When am I ever going to over this??”But as we rewire our brains, life gets bigger, and insomnia get...
2024-10-3114 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.The ONE Simple Tool That Gets Rid of Sleep Anxiety | Ep 40Is there anything worse than watching the clock tick by hour by hour when you can't sleep?I don’t think so.Time caused me a tremendous amount of suffering when I was going through insomnia. Because I put a timeline on practically EVERYTHING related to sleep.My goal with this podcast is to inspire you to think differently about time.Because time and sleep just aren’t a great mix any way you slice it.Tune in to hear:How the Greeks think about time (and...
2024-10-1713 min
Facilitating on PurposeWhat Great Facilitation Feels Like with Khari McClellandIn this episode, Beth Cougler Blom talks with Khari McClelland about his path to becoming a facilitator and what defines great facilitation. Khari reflects on a transformative camp experience that sparked his passion for this work and shares his thoughts on the power of presence, curiosity, and navigating discomfort. He emphasizes the role of facilitators in setting the tone and creating spaces that honour participants' experiences. Beth and Khari also discuss: the importance of flexibility and adapting to the group's needs how facilitation is like music, with rhythm, pacing, and composition facilitating across cultures with humility...
2024-10-0949 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How Majken Shifted Her Focus and Left Insomnia Behind | Ep 39In this beautiful interview, Majken opens up about her experience with insomnia, which started in her early 20’s after a stressful life event.She tried all the traditional avenues over the years including medication and CBTI.But insomnia kept coming back.As a new mom, her sleep struggles resurfaced and eventually Majken found her way into the mentorship.Tune in to hear:How she learned to focus on her responses (rather than trying to fix her sleep), and how this allowed insomnia to gradually loosen its gr...
2024-10-0332 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Sleeping with a Bed Partner Again | Ep 38When you have insomnia, even minor sleep disruptions feel GIGANTIC in the mind.I could hear a pin drop two rooms over.And the reason? A complete mystery to me.I had no idea.Which only made my brain freak-out WORSE.There had to be something seriously wrong with me.But I have good news.If you’re someone who notices every noise, every movement, every sleep disruptor known to man...There is absolutely nothing wrong wi...
2024-09-1915 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How Arelys Beat Insomnia and Found Trust in Her Body Again | Ep 37Arelys’ struggle with insomnia began on a family vacation when she found it hard to sleep at a noisy Airbnb. Upon returning home, she thought her sleep would return.But that’s not what happened.Instead, she went through many more months of struggle trying desperately to understand what was going on with her sleep.Finally, she found the mentorship and while skeptical at first, she soon realized that it’s entirely possible to recover from insomnia.In this episode, Arelys shares her journey:From being a good sleeper her whole...
2024-09-0532 min