About this episode

Ryan speaks with sleep coach Jeanine Klotzkin about the critical role of sleep in mental health and emotional resilience.

In this episode, Ryan speaks with Jeanine Klotzkin, LPC, LCAT, a therapist and sleep coach who has helped countless clients break free from years of emotional and sleep struggles. Together, they discuss why sleep is one of the most overlooked keys to emotional resilience, how anxiety, depression, and trauma can profoundly disrupt sleep, and why the reverse is also true. They also explore the differences between psychologically rooted insomnia and other sleep disorders, share a powerful case study of someone who found relief after years of frustration, and explain why deep sleep plays such a critical role in accelerating emotional healing. Jeanine also offers one important mindset shift to embrace when beginning therapy. Her approach blends evidence-based sleep coaching with more than three decades of therapeutic experience, bridging the gap where traditional methods often fall short. Connect with REM Reward: ► Website: remreward.org ► Instagram: @rem_reward Listen to our podcasts on other platforms and make sure to subscribe/follow! • ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ • ⁠ Spotify Podcasts⁠ • ⁠Google Podcasts⁠ • ⁠ YouTube⁠ For more tips, check our website at remreward.org.

People in this episode

Host: Ryan

Guest: Jeanine Klotzkin

Topics covered

• sleep
• mental health
• emotional resilience
• insomnia
• sleep disorders
• therapy
• anxiety

Keywords

• sleep
• mental health
• emotional resilience
• insomnia
• anxiety
• depression
• therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: REM Reward, remreward.org

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