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Dream Prep

Dream Prep

By: Nathan Pali
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Dream Prep is a sleep and insomnia podcast designed to help you prepare your mind and body for real, natural, restorative sleep.

If your nights feel unpredictable… if your brain won’t shut off… or if you lie in bed wondering whether tonight will be another bad night… this podcast is for you.

Each episode teaches simple, science-based tools for overcoming insomnia, drawn from CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia), sleep psychology, and proven changes to your sleep habits, routines, and environment. You’ll learn how to calm a racing mind, reduce nighttime anxiety, reset your circadian rhythm, and retrain your brain to associate bedtime with safety and rest again.

The podcast also includes gentle wind-down exercises, calming reflections, and occasional sleep stories designed to help you transition out of the day and into deep, effortless sleep.

This isn’t a meditation podcast or a collection of sleep hacks. It’s a practical, compassionate guide to preparing for sleep, building healthy sleep habits, and freeing yourself from chronic insomnia—without medication, pressure, or perfection.

If you’re interested in insomnia relief, CBT-I, sleep preparation, bedtime routines, sleep anxiety, night anxiety, sleep hygiene, and learning how to sleep well before your head hits the pillow—this podcast is for you.

Dream Prep Prepare the night. Protect your sleep. Wake up better.

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Episodes
  • Dealing with Insomnia Relapses
    Feb 18 2026
    In this episode, we explore how to effectively navigate insomnia flare-ups after recovery and differentiate between a temporary blip and a full relapse. We discuss actionable strategies to shorten episodes of insomnia by focusing on your response rather than the initial panic.Chapters00:58 Flare-Up vs. Relapse04:48 Responding to Flare-Ups06:44 Normalizing Fear
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    8 mins
  • Why You Can't Sleep While Traveling
    Feb 17 2026
    In this episode, we explore why travel often disrupts sleep, even for those who usually sleep well, differentiating between travel without and with time zone changes. We also discuss practical strategies and a mindset shift to navigate challenging nights on the road without triggering anxiety or an insomnia relapse.Chapters00:00 Travel Disrupts Sleep01:50 Travel Without Time Zones04:46 Jet Lag & Circadian Misalignment06:38 Tips for Travel Sleep
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    9 mins
  • Sleeping Without Rules After Insomnia Recovery
    Feb 16 2026
    In this episode, we explore the paradox of moving from strict sleep protocols to trusting your body's natural rhythms after recovering from insomnia. We discuss how to transition from a structured sleep plan back to intuition, emphasizing that the tools for recovery are temporary training wheels, not lifelong rules, and how fear can fuel insomnia.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Sleep Without Rules00:00 The Paradox of Recovery Tools05:28 Transitioning to Trust and Flexibility08:02 Rebuilding Sleep Intuition
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    8 mins
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