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jhazen's review
5.0
Hello Sleep is full of practical advice, some I'd never heard before in all of my years seeking an insomnia cure. It's backed up by research. Also interesting were the personal stories and examples throughout the book. If you've suffered from lack of sleep and nothing has worked, pick up this book.
jeanbpdx's review
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Friendly, approachable, science-based CBT-i (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) treatment plan. I haven’t felt this good about sleep in years and highly recommend it this book if you are troubled by insomnia.
thatokiebird's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Not to sound like a robot review, but Hello, Sleep literally changed my life. After struggling with insomnia for five years, I came across this book at my library. I wasn't searching for it, or thinking that help with insomnia could even be found in a book. But I picked it up, along with checking out the audiobook version from the library.
I listening to the whole book quickly in two days, and was floored by how much of myself I found in this book. After finishing the audiobook, I picked up the physical book to delve in much slower, following the sleep reset in the book and keeping track as recommended. Well, it's been about six months since reading this, and I'm thrilled to say my insomnia as a whole has mostly disappeared. It's still something to work on, but sleeping better is literally an incredible gift.
The author does an amazing job at explaining themes around the science, and therapy work to overcome insomnia. I'm still surprised I was able to find such help in book form, although maybe I shouldn't be.
I listening to the whole book quickly in two days, and was floored by how much of myself I found in this book. After finishing the audiobook, I picked up the physical book to delve in much slower, following the sleep reset in the book and keeping track as recommended. Well, it's been about six months since reading this, and I'm thrilled to say my insomnia as a whole has mostly disappeared. It's still something to work on, but sleeping better is literally an incredible gift.
The author does an amazing job at explaining themes around the science, and therapy work to overcome insomnia. I'm still surprised I was able to find such help in book form, although maybe I shouldn't be.
brenticus's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This was a very solid look at insomnia, discussing the causes and solutions in plenty of detail. Lots of relevant examples, brimming with citations, and all the information is wrapped into a fairly straightforward plan to actually tackle these problems.
It gets a bit repetitive in places, but it's usually fairly well-justified. I think sleep apnea is brought up too often throughout the book considering it's only really addressed in detail at the end. Generally it's well-organized, but the last few chapters feel like a hodgepodge of miscellaneous situations that don't change things all that much. Still, these are relatively minor problems in a very good package.
I got it from the library and am planning to buy it to go through the program in more detail and share information with my wife. Rather than the usual self-help books that provide decent reminders and not much real help, this is actually a really helpful book.
It gets a bit repetitive in places, but it's usually fairly well-justified. I think sleep apnea is brought up too often throughout the book considering it's only really addressed in detail at the end. Generally it's well-organized, but the last few chapters feel like a hodgepodge of miscellaneous situations that don't change things all that much. Still, these are relatively minor problems in a very good package.
I got it from the library and am planning to buy it to go through the program in more detail and share information with my wife. Rather than the usual self-help books that provide decent reminders and not much real help, this is actually a really helpful book.