Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsMeet Diane MacedoWhy Diane Macedo Is Mentally StrongWhat You’ll Hear on the ShowWhat You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental StrengthQuotes From DianeMore About the Podcast

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Meet Diane Macedo

Why Diane Macedo Is Mentally Strong

What You’ll Hear on the Show

What You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental Strength

Quotes From Diane

More About the Podcast

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OnThe Verywell Mind Podcast, Amy Morin, LCSW, interviews authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and other inspirational people about the strategies that help them think, feel, and do their best in life.

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Diane Macedo is an Emmy Award-Winning journalist who works as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News. She often appears on Good Morning America, World News Tonight, and World News Now.

She’s also the author of “Sleep Fix,” a book that describes how she overcameinsomnia. By reading countless studies and interviewing many experts, Diane discovered strategies that helped her get better quality sleep.

Now, she’s sharing those strategies to help other people learn how to fix their sleep problems, too.

What Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)?

Diane isn’t an expert on sleep. But she has become an expert on knowing what helps her sleep better.

She’s not only willing to share her struggles with others, but she’s also sharing solutions. She makes it clear that anyone can have trouble sleeping. It’s not a sign of weakness and it doesn’t necessarily indicate an underlying mental health issue.

Sometimes, it’s our misconceptions about sleep that are at the root of the problem.

She shares what she learned about sleep in hopes of helping other people fix their sleep problems, too.

‘Why Can’t I Sleep’—Why You’re Not Sleeping and How to Get More Rest

Sleep and mental health is a two-way street. Getting better quality sleep can improve your mental health. And improving your mental health might improve your sleep.

There are always different strategies you can try to address your sleep if you’re tired during the day. And you won’t know what is going to work for you until you try.

Getting quality sleep can help you feel mentally stronger. And when you’re well-rested, it’s easier to keep doing things that help youbuild even more mental strength.

How Does a Lack of Sleep Affect Your Mental Health?

Diane MacedoPeople are walking around severely sleep-deprived, but they think that they are doing just fine because, in their minds, they’re getting the recommended eight hours of sleep.

Diane Macedo

People are walking around severely sleep-deprived, but they think that they are doing just fine because, in their minds, they’re getting the recommended eight hours of sleep.

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