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 struggling with chronic insomnia. You’ll hear about Ben’s “Sleepless Night Rules” (his faith‑infused take on stimulus control), why worldviews like consumerism and strict scientism shape how we respond to sleeplessness, and how a simple spiritual history question can transform the therapeutic relationship. If you’ve ever wondered whether your beliefs belong in the exam room—or if insomnia has become a place of both suffering and spiritual growth—this conversation will give you language, tools, and hope.

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