For the twenty-five million Americans who struggle with insomnia, each night feels like a battle with their racing minds instead of a blissful surrender into sleep. Hello Sleep is a guide for the tired but wired people who just want sleep to be easy. Dr. Jade Wu, an internationally recognized behavioral sleep medicine specialist, walks you through the science of how the brain sleeps (or doesn’t); shares stories from the clinic of real people’s journeys to better sleep; and lays out a step-by-step program for overcoming insomnia and letting go of sleeping pills. Using her years of clinical expertise, she problem-solves your common pitfalls, soothes your anxieties, and tailors recommendations for your special sleep circumstances.

What does healthy sleep look like? --What is insomnia and how did I get it? -- Getting ready for your hello sleep journey -- The empty piggy bank : why you can't fall (or stay) asleep -- The drooling dog : why your brain turns "on" at night -- Let there be light : the real answers to fatigue (hint: it's not more sleep) -- The mental litter box and other daytime skills for quieting a racing mind at night -- The self-fulfilling prophecy : how your thoughts about insomnia feed insomnia -- Just sleep, dammit! Why insomnia thrives on sleep effort and how to let it go -- Trusting sleep : how to get off sleep medications -- Tying up loose ends : the facts on screens, coffee, and other sleep hygiene topics -- Looking back, planning ahead : how to maintain your gains, get through rough patches, and keep a lifelong healthy relationship with sleep -- Hello hormones! Sleep during pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause -- The golden years : how will sleep change as you get older? -- Other medical and psychiatric conditions that affect sleep -- Other sleep hurdles : when insomnia is not the only sleep disorder you have.