Help Me Sleep  A 10-Minute Talk Down for a Racing Mind and Restless Body

Help Me Sleep A 10-Minute Talk Down for a Racing Mind and Restless Body

Author: Martin Hewlett - Calming Anxiety March 3, 2026 Duration: 10:27
If you are lying awake right now thinking "Help me sleep" because you can't stop overthinking, this session is specifically for you. Clinical hypnotherapist Martin Hewlett provides a sleep talk down to help you fall asleep fast and quiet a loud mind. This guided sleep meditation uses somatic grounding and self-love affirmations to move you from anxiety at night into a deep, restful slumber.

Perfect for those struggling with insomnia, nighttime panic, or simply feeling overwhelmed and wired but tired.

🕒 Your Path to Sleep (Time Chapters):
  • 0:00 – Help Me Sleep: Immediate re-orientation for a racing mind.
  • 1:15 – Somatic Reset for Sleep: Moving from fight or flight to rest and digest.
  • 2:10 – The Physiological Sigh: The fastest biological way to calm your brain for sleep.
  • 3:30 – Deep Muscle Relaxation: Releasing tension in the jaw and body for cognitive recovery.
  • 5:15 – Sleep & Self-Worth Affirmations: Quietly reprogramming your subconscious mind.
  • 8:30 – 3 Sleep Infrastructure Tips: Clinical advice for nighttime anxiety.
  • 9:45 – Outro & Lifelong Control: Restoring your peace at calminganxiety.fm.
🧠 Subconscious Sleep Affirmations Included:Repeat these internally to signal safety to your nervous system:
  • "I have done enough today and I am enough as I am."
  • "I deserve this rest and I am safe within the sanctuary of my mind."
  • "My nervous system is returning to its natural state of peaceful calm."
  • "I release the need to control the future; I am worthy of this stillness."
💡 3 Caring Tips for Insomnia Relief:
  1. Sip and Settle: Slow swallowing triggers the vagus nerve to stay in a rest state.
  2. The Environment Pivot: Moving to a chair for five minutes can break the cognitive loop of insomnia.
  3. The Sensory Anchor: The 5-4-3-2-1 reset pulls you out of the future and into the safety of the moment.
Master your sleep and regain lifelong control. Visit calminganxiety.fm for clinical toolkits to end nighttime overthinking.

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Finding a moment of quiet in a busy mind can feel like a distant hope. Calming Anxiety | Guided Meditation, Sleep Hypnosis & Panic Attack Relief is built on the understanding that relief is a practice, not a single destination. Hosted by Martin Hewlett, a certified practitioner, this podcast serves as a personal, audio sanctuary for anyone whose days are shadowed by worry or whose nights are spent wrestling with restless thoughts. Each episode is crafted with a gentle, caring tone, providing a practical library of tools you can return to daily. You might find a short, ten-minute mindfulness session designed to defuse afternoon stress, or a longer, immersive sleep hypnosis track to guide you out of insomnia and into deep rest. The focus is on genuine, accessible techniques-from guided meditations that calm racing thoughts to specific panic attack relief-all aimed at fostering a tangible sense of peace. This isn't about abstract concepts; it's about hearing a supportive voice that helps you navigate back to calm, one breath at a time. Tune in whenever you need a resource to quiet the noise and reclaim a sense of stillness.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Calming Anxiety | Guided Meditation, Sleep Hypnosis & Panic Attack Relief
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