Overcoming Insomnia: CBT-I Tools to Calm Your Mind and Sleep Naturally

Nathan Pali's show is a focused, no-frills education in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and sleep neuroscience. The 23 episodes cover the mechanics of why insomnia persists and specific CBT-I techniques for breaking the cycle, delivered in short, daily drops that you can listen to during the day rather than at bedtime. Topics include stimulus control, sleep restriction therapy, cognitive restructuring for sleep-related thoughts, why naps don't fix bad sleep, how to handle recovery plateaus, and what to do when early improvement suddenly reverses. Pali frames insomnia as a learned stress response rather than a permanent defect, which is a crucial reframe for people who've started believing something is fundamentally broken about their ability to sleep. The episodes are short, most under 20 minutes, and they're released in a structured sequence that builds on previous concepts. He also covers practical variables like exercise timing, screen exposure, food, and bedroom setup. With a 5.0-star rating from a handful of reviews, the show is still very new and small, but the content is grounded in solid evidence-based approaches. This is a daytime podcast about nighttime problems. It won't put you to sleep while you listen, but the techniques it teaches might help you sleep better when you actually try.