Sleep Soundly: Natural Strategies to Beat Insomnia

Tired of sleepless nights, groggy mornings, and mind fog that clouds your days? Overcoming Insomnia, led by sleep specialist Dr. Shane Creado, gives you a drug-free, science-backed roadmap to rest well—starting tonight.

What you’ll gain.

  • Silence racing thoughts and quiet the wakeful brain
  • Reset your internal clock with personalized routines and environment tweaks 
  • Use natural fixes—like herbal teas, meditation, and supplemental support—to encourage deep, restful sleep
  • Track your progress with sleep journals, charts, and self-assessments to measure improvement

Sleep better, live better.

Meet Your Instructors

Dr. Shane Creado, MD

Dr. Shane Creado is a board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine physician. He earned an undergraduate degree in physical therapy, and went on to attain an MD, graduating at the top of his class, and received the gold medal for obtaining Honors in every subject in medical school. He completed his psychiatric residency and sleep medicine fellowship at the University of Wisconsin where he was awarded the graduating resident award for academic achievement. He is also a sports psychiatrist, and is on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Sports Psychiatry, as its Chairman of Memberships. Additionally, he has clinical experience with the veterans population, college mental health, exercise prescription and mental health, co-morbid psychiatric and sleep problems, CBT-Insomnia, alcohol recovery groups, MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), administrative psychiatry, health care policy, cultural psychiatry, couples therapy, and regressive hypnosis.

Frequently Asked Questions

Many things can contribute to occasional sleep disturbances, such as chronic pain, restless leg syndrome, jet lag, medications, hormonal imbalances, depression, exposure to blue light, substance use, aging, and variety of other potential factors.

Signs of sleep disorders include having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, experiencing daytime fatigue, or feeling like you need to take a nap during the day. Other symptoms include anger, irritability, anxiety, depression, lack of concentration, and brain fog.

The importance of quality sleep for the brain and body cannot be overstated. For optimal brain function, emotional well-being, and physical health, adults need 7-9 hours of sleep, teens need 8-10 hours, and younger children need even more. A single sleepless night can lead to fatigue, anxiety, bad moods, and brain fog.

Over time, sleep problems can lead to a higher risk of:

· Depression

· Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

· Panic attacks

· Brain fog

· Memory problems

· Dementia

· Traumatic brain injury

· Suicidal thoughts and behaviors

In this course, you’ll discover science-backed strategies to improve sleep so you can get the quality rest you need.