Sleep is My Waking Passion
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Sleep is My Waking Passion
PTSD Is Treatable — Even 65 Years Later
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Most people think trauma is something you just have to live with. It isn't.
In Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Courtney Worley — board-certified clinical psychologist and diplomate in behavioral sleep medicine — we break down the evidence-based therapies that actually treat PTSD and the sleep it steals. If you or someone you love struggles with nightmares, insomnia, or trauma, this one's for you.
What you will learn:
It's never too early — and never too late.
PTSD is a problem in recovery, not a life sentence. Dr. Worley has treated trauma 65 years after the event. Older vets in their 80s and 90s get better. That capacity to heal never closes.
2. Five sessions can change everything.
Written Exposure Therapy treats trauma in as few as five sessions, with no between-session homework. Alongside Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure, 60–80% of people see real symptom reduction. Three paths, same mountain.
3. Don't wake someone from a nightmare.
Sleeping through a disturbing dream helps the brain process and store the trauma. Waking them interrupts the healing. And nightmares themselves? Treatable — most people just never knew to ask.
Sleep isn't a luxury. It's part of healing. 💙
