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Sleep resources for adults with sleep difficulties and healthcare professionals

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Sleep has been my world for around 15 years and this page is where I've tried to make some of that world accessible to everyone, not just those lucky enough to reach a clinic. 

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Here you'll find talks, podcasts, articles and practical tools, for people struggling with insomnia and for healthcare professionals looking to embed evidence-based sleep care into their practice.

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Everything here reflects the same belief, that good sleep support should be available to far more people than currently receive it.

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If you're ready for tailored support, you can find out more about sleep therapy with Louise →

Talks

🌙 For people with sleep problems

Say Goodnight to Insomnia
YouTube

A free 30-minute evidence-based talk for anyone who's tried the usual sleep advice and found it wanting. Covers how insomnia develops, the vicious cycle of sleep effort, and practical ways to rebuild sleep drive and reduce overnight anxiety. Many people have found it a turning point.

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Podcasts and interviews

🌙 For people with sleep problems

Competency No.5

I join Debbi McCullough to cut through the noise around sleep - covering the four pillars of good sleep, why perfectionism fuels insomnia, and the daily download technique for quieting a busy mind at night

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Health Coach OT

A conversation for Occupational Therapists on why sleep is one of the most overlooked areas in rehabilitation - covering CBT-I, the three-P model of insomnia, and practical steps any OT can take without specialist training.

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The Uncommon OT

I talk with Patricia Motus about building the NHS insomnia service from scratch, why the OT lens maps so naturally onto sleep medicine, and why spending less time in bed often transforms sleep faster than anything else.

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The Feeling and Healing podcast

A warm, honest conversation about why sleep doesn't respond to effort or control, what CBT-I actually involves, and how the brain gets stuck in a cycle of hyperarousal, with practical guidance on wake time consistency, napping, and social jet lag.

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The Generation Gapcast

I join this intergenerational podcast to bust sleep myths, explain why sleep trackers are creating a new category of insomnia, and talk about what different generations, including teenagers, can do to sleep better.

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Articles and publications

🩺 For healthcare professionals

Drawing back the covers on the OT role in sleep
The Occupational Therapy Hub

A day-in-the-life piece from inside the NHS Sleep Clinic, covering real patient cases, what CBT for Insomnia involves, and why every OT should be asking their patients about sleep.

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The Sleepless Patient 
The OT Magazine

A feature on the OT-led insomnia service I lead at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, covering why Occupational Therapists are uniquely placed to deliver CBT for Insomnia and what treatment involves in practice. Around 80% of our patients report significant sleep improvements.

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Expert Consensus on Minimum Standards of Practice in the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) 2019

I co-authored these UK guidelines setting out minimum standards for CBT for Insomnia delivery, covering clinician training, assessment, core components such as sleep restriction and stimulus control, and follow-up. A useful reference for anyone delivering or commissioning insomnia treatment.

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Practical tools and guides

🩺 For healthcare professionals

CALMS: A practical framework for supporting clients with insomnia
The Occupational Therapy Hub

I developed CALMS to give clinicians a clear, practical structure for addressing insomnia without specialist training, covering causes, body clock alignment, stimulus control, sleep pressure, and arousal reduction. Available as a free downloadable handout.

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How not to make insomnia worse
Sleep Review Magazine

Written for sleep medicine clinicians, this article introduces CALMS as a way to deliver CBT for Insomnia principles in routine practice while patients wait for specialist treatment, without increasing sleep anxiety or effort.

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Ready to take the next step?

If the resources here have been helpful, there's more support available.

 

Sleep therapy →  tailored support for insomnia and other sleep problems

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Talks and training →  for healthcare professionals and organisations

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Get in touch →   contact me with your enquiry

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