About Course
If your mind seems to switch on the moment your head hits the pillow, you’re not alone, and you’re not behind. In this seven-lesson course, licensed counselor Marcus Bell explains in plain language how stress affects sleep and what the research says actually helps.
You’ll learn the basics of your body’s stress response, sleep drive, and body clock, then explore the main parts of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), the approach that leading sleep and medical guidelines recommend first for chronic insomnia. Each lesson draws on current, sourced guidance from groups such as the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, NHLBI, CDC, and NIMH.
Inside you’ll find:
- A plain-language explainer and a glossary of sleep terms
- A printable two-week sleep diary
- A step-by-step guide to stimulus control and a steady wake time
- Myths and facts about caffeine, alcohol, screens, and relaxation
- A reflection lesson with a printable wind-down and worry-time planner
- A fictional walk-through showing when to talk with a clinician, with a printable checklist
This course is education only. It isn’t therapy or care, and it can’t replace CBT-I with a trained clinician.