NY HCSN Committee Lunchtime Seminar: A Holistic Approach to Overcome Insomnia

Join the NY Health Care Safety Net Committee for this special event being held concurrently with their annual Mike Hodge Memorial Blood Drive for Entertainment and Media Professionals. 

When: Noon – 12:30 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2019

Where: SAG-AFTRA – Ken Howard Boardroom
1900 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(Between 63rd and 64th Streets)

Sleep better with CBT, mindfulness and self-compassion tools.

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More than a third of people in the U.S. suffer from insomnia. Whatever the social costs – and there are many - we experience insomnia as individuals. It just plain feels awful. People struggling with chronic insomnia know well its debilitating effects - bad mood, fatigue, worries about health and performance, curtailed social life, even ruptures in relationships. 

There is a natural, drug-free way to restore normal sleep – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, known as CBT-I. 

CBT-I has a 30-year history of successfully helping people take back control of their sleep system.

Participants will learn:

• The 3 biological systems that govern sleep and wakefulness 
• How chronic insomnia starts, and what perpetuates it 
• The case against sleep medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, and why they should be avoided
• A tool kit of CBT-I, mindfulness and self-compassion techniques to start using immediately
• Mindfulness practices to reduce anxiety and support positive lifestyle changes 
• How to use self-compassion to mitigate perfectionist attitudes that perpetuate insomnia

Emily K. Fitton, LCSW is a psychotherapist in private practice with 10+ years-experience. She discovered CBT-I to deal with her own insomnia. It worked so well that she become a CBT-I practitioner.

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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card in the member app (paid through April 30, 2019) for admittance.