When Faith Meets Insomnia featuring Dr. Benjamin Long

About this episode

Dr. Alison Kole discusses the integration of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia with Christian faith alongside Dr. Benjamin Long.

In this episode of Sleep Is My Waking Passion, Dr. Alison Kole sits down with Dr. Benjamin Long, a dual board‑certified sleep medicine physician and pediatrician, seminary student, and debut author of Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers, and Devotions to Ease Your Sleepless Nights. They explore how evidence‑based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT‑I) can be thoughtfully integrated with Christian faith, prayer, and Scripture to support patients who are spiritually minded and s...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Alison Kole

Guest: Dr. Benjamin Long

Topics covered

• insomnia
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• Christian faith
• sleep medicine
• spirituality

Keywords

• insomnia
• CBT-I
• Christian faith
• sleep medicine
• spirituality
• prayer
• sleep habits

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers, and Devotions to Ease Your Sleepless Nights

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