I Dont Have To Control My Brain

The Sleep Coach School Podcast · Dec 23, 2025 · 1h 9m

Brittany, a type-A nurse, found herself in a year-and-a-half-long battle with severe insomnia that left her in a state of crisis, anxiety, and panic. After hitting rock bottom—including a terrifying 7-day period with no sleep, desperate trips to the ER, and the use of multiple heavy medications—she was certain her life was over. In this powerful Talking Insomnia episode, Brittany shares her harrowing story of trying to "problem-solve" her way out of sleeplessness, and the moment she realized the answer wasn't in doing more, but in radical acceptance and trusting the natural sleep process…