As a Nutritionist and someone who has battled with sleep issues for a significant part of my life, discovering the Sleep Reset program and app has been a game-changer in my quest for restful nights. The comprehensive lessons provided by the program cover crucial topics like sleep anxiety, circadian rhythm, and the bed-sleep connection, all presented in a science backed, customized plan with a down to earth style that makes grasping the sleep concepts and creating new habits surprisingly easy. I loved the Insomnia Quiz on the app. It helped me see what my issues are and I got solutions for those issues.

To kickstart my sleep reset journey, the program introduced me to the technique of sleep compression. This method involves aligning the time spent in bed with the actual hours of sleep, creating a personalized sleep schedule. In my case, I was prescribed a suggested a bedtime of 11 pm and a wake-up time of 8:30 am. The rationale is to increase sleepiness and decrease the time it takes to fall asleep, a crucial step in rewiring my sleep patterns. Sleep compression. These suggested times are close to when I was sleeping anyway, and since I use my Oura Ring and Apple watch I always know some things about my sleep metrics. The times suggested are not far outside of what I’m comfortable with as a productive, working person. The most important point of this shortening of the sleep window was for me to separate “bedtime” from sleeping time. For me it was crucial to not be watching movies, or Youtube videos or scrolling social media or google searching anything that popped into my overactive mind. These things all stimulate me and good sleep evades me if I can even fall asleep. The act of getting out of bed and going into the living room to read has been profound for my sleep. I feel much more tired when I do go back to bed and I usually sleep much better. I know that screens keep me awake. Even with my expensive blue light blocking glasses and the filters on my Iphone and Mac laptop my brain still suffers as does my sleep. I need to be winding down after 8pm. For me that means no devices if I want good quality sleep. That’s been a hard one for me as I often see time on my devices as like a “reward” but I feel so much better emotionally when my sleep is better. As a nutritionist I work with people on food “rewards” so this was not a stopping point for me just a bump in the road that I navigated around using similar techniques to trying to break a food reward habit. Ironically eating too late is also one of those false “reward” behaviors that was greatly diminishing my sleep. This became clear with the Sleep Reset program.

The Sleep Reset program also shed light on the biphasic nature of sleep before the modern era. Did you know our sleep used to be in two parts with us waking in between “hanging out” and then going back to sleep? Nope, me either but it’s interesting. The fact that women over 40 experience more sleep issues than men was not fair in my opinion but not really surprising. Things often seem to affect us women more than men. It’s prompted me to reevaluate my approach to sleep and had me think about my history of sleep anxiety and to consider that maybe I didn’t need to be so concerned about it all of these years.

Unlike traditional narratives of insomnia rooted in childhood trauma, my personal struggles were more closely tied to my current sleep habits. While growing up in an environment marked by young parents, rampant alcoholism, and all-night parties has undoubtedly left its mark, and I won’t be falling asleep at the beach as some can do, the Sleep Reset program directed my focus toward present-day habits that were hindering my sleep quality. No one has control over my sleep habits today. Often trauma gives license for us to live in the damage of the past or the fear of the future. As we forget that today and now we have the power to behave differently and to create habits that support a healthy life. It helped me identify simple changes that I could make backed by the encouragement, accountability, and daily progress reports provided by the phone app and my coach. Yes that is right, Sleep Reset also provided a personal sleep coach  who was there to help me, encourage me, and answer my questions. Her name is Melanie and a few months back, as I was starting to write this article, she suggested I just turn off my screens one hour earlier. Brilliant!  That is so much more doable than asking me to stop using screens at night and it will probably lead to better sleep and me being off screens earlier. A win win.

My often Late (ish) night eating, prolonged screen use even for calming shows, and working into the wee hours were identified as the most detrimental habits affecting my sleep. The program’s emphasis on using the bed exclusively for sleep and intimacy, essentially conditioning the body to associate the bed with relaxation and sleep, struck a chord with me and proved to be very effective for fixing my sleep issues.

Yuhna Kim the creator of this program has a real winner here. This program can help so many people. Sleep Reset is a digital, personalized sleep clinic, available in a convenient mobile app for iOS and Android. It was designed in partnership with leading sleep experts from top sleep clinics and universities. Sleep Reset improves sleep and reduces sleep anxiety with the most effective methods from sleep clinics, and strategies based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) which are proven to be more effective than sleeping pills with no side effects. It’s a life-long, sustainable solution to better sleep, with no pills, gadgets, devices, substances, or supplements needed – which means none of the side effects from those things and nothing I will need to quit or get rid of later. It’s so simple yet it works so well. I’m a big fan.

For me personally the biggest game changer and the most important recommendation was the advice to leave my bed when sleep is eluding me. Going to another room, avoiding my office or work and engaging in activities like reading a light book, having calming herbal tea, or listening to a meditation on my couch, and returning to bed only when ready to fall asleep has helped to break the cycle of frustration, restlessness and anxiety that I was stuck in.

My experience with the Sleep Reset program and the app has not only provided me with valuable insights into the keys of better sleep and has empowered me to take control of my own sleep narrative. As a nutritionist, I can attest to the extremely holistic approach of the program, addressing not only the physiological but also the behavioral aspects of sleep. I personally continued to take a few minerals and supplements for better sleep (I have had sleep anxiety, remember) but I probably don’t need them if I stick with the principles of this simple sleep program. The Sleep Reset methods are much like what I use with helping my clients to change their unhelpful eating habits. I’m not sure how they can offer so much, including a real person for the CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) contacted directly through the app for such an affordable price but I’m all for it. My personal journey toward better sleep is based on me following what works, but what I learned in the Sleep Reset program as my guide, each night brings me closer to the restful sleep I want and know I deserve. I encourage you to try it out if sleep is an issue for you. I wrote this article to send to my clients as a recommendation that is part of their Nutrition and Health Plan and decided to post it on my website for anyone who is up late, anxious and looking for the best herbal product or supplements for sleep. I was promised an affiliate link with a discount for my nutrition clients and social media followers and blog readers. If you want one but don’t see it or the link doesn’t work please comment or email me so I can fix the issues. The regular cost of the program is $297 which is reasonable but who doesn’t like a discount?   Sleep Reset Program & Discount