Mindfulness

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What is mindfulness? How is it used? How can it help with sleep? These are all questions we try to answer in this episode, with the help of Dr Antonio Fernando (Psychiatrist), Dr Allie Peters (Psychologist) and guest co-host Dr Giselle Withers (Psychologist). Mindfulness can be a great skill to help with sleep, but learning mindfulness takes time and a structured approach with guidance from an experienced teacher.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline:

00:00 - 00:56 Introduction
00:56 - 07:43 What's news in sleep?
- 00:56 - 02:02 Health retreats and sleep
- 02:02 - 3:10 Mindfulness in May / A Mindful Way
- 03:10 - 05:16 Change of seasons
- 05:16 - 06:10 Featuring research on the podcast
06:10 - Theme - Mindfulness
- 06:10 - 09:15 Background - Mindfulness
- 09:15 - 15:02 Guest interview - Dr Tony Fernando
  - What is mindfulness?
  - How is it used?
- 15:02 - 23:27 Guest interview - Dr Allie Peters
  - Why should mindfulness help sleep?
  - Research on mindfulness for insomnia
    - What did you find?
    - What did you learn from your research using mindfulness for insomnia?
- 23:27 - 37:37 Guest interview - Dr Giselle Withers
  - What is mindfulness?
  - How does mindfulness add to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia?
  - How can people learn mindfulness?
- 37:37 - 40:21 Mindfulness exercise
- 40:21 - 41:32 Where to get more information on mindfulness
41:32 - 42:11 Clinical tip of the month - A wandering mind is normal
42:11 - 44:25 Pick of the month:
- 42:11 - 43:02 Moira - Sleep Quality and Mindfulness as Predictors of Depression, Anxiety and Stress
- 43:02 - 44:01 David - The neural correlates of dreaming
- 44:01 - 44:37 Giselle - Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia - Book
44:37 - 45:51 What's coming up in sleep?