Prologue: Sleep Is a Friend, Not an Engineering Problem
PART I Get to Know Your Sleep
What Does Healthy Sleep Look Like?
What Is Insomnia and How Did I Get It?
Getting Ready for Your Hello Sleep Journey
The Empty Piggy Bank: Why You Can't Fall (Or Stay) Asleep
The Drooling Dog: Why Your Brain Turns "On" at Night
Let There Be Light: The Real Answers to Fatigue
(Hint: It's Not More Sleep)
The Mental Litter Box and Other Daytime Skills for Quieting a Racing Mind at Night
PART III Going Deeper into the Relationship
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: How Your Thoughts about Insomnia Feed Insomnia
Just Sleep, Dammit! Why Insomnia Thrives on Sleep Effort and How to Let It Go
Trusting Sleep: How to Get Off Sleep Medications
Tying up Loose Ends: The Facts on Screens, Coffee, and Other Sleep Hygiene Topics
Looking Back, Planning Ahead: How to Maintain Your Gains, Get Through Rough Patches, and Keep a Lifelong Healthy Relationship with Sleep
PART IV Changes and Challenges in Your Relationship with Sleep
Hello Hormones! Sleep during Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Menopause
The Golden Years: How Will Sleep Change as You Get Older?
Other Medical and Psychiatric Conditions That Affect Sleep
Other Sleep Hurdles: When Insomnia Is Not the Only Sleep Disorder You Have.
