The Recovered Life Show | Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Podcast

Damon Frank

Information you need to live your best-recovered life. Join host Damon Frank as he brings you addiction recovery stories, news, expert perspectives, and features about life in sobriety and addiction recovery.

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The Recovered Life Show | Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Podcast

Episodes (351)

Today Why You Can't Beat Depression If You Can't Sleep with Guest Vanika Lall
Monday Why Willpower Fails: The Brain Science of Saying No with Guest Dr. Thomas Elston
Oct 31st Candy, Sugar, and Cravings with Guest Molly Carmel

The Recovered Life Show | Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Podcast

Nov 6, 2026
30¼ minutes
28 MB

Up to 9 in 10 people with depression also struggle with disturbed sleep — and new research says that leftover insomnia may be exactly why depression keeps coming back. Sleep researcher Vanika Lall of the University of Western Australia joins Damon to break down her Sleep Well for Mood study: when people with depression treated their insomnia with CBT-I — cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia — their depression improved too, and their recovery lasted longer. Vanika explains why insomnia often survives depression treatment, why it is the quality of your sleep (not just the hours) that moves your mood, and the three core tools of CBT...

The Recovered Life Show | Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Podcast

Why You Can't Beat Depression If You Can't Sleep with Guest Vanika Lall

Damon Frank

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