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Why You're Still Tired After Eight Hours with Dr. Melissa Milanak

Why do so many of us wake up in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep?

Could it be stress, hormones, trauma—or something we’ve never even considered?

How much sleep do we really need, and what if trying harder to sleep is actually making things worse?

In this episode of The Courage To Be™, host Tania Vasallo speaks with Dr. Melissa Milanak, a clinical psychologist and trauma expert, about the hidden reasons women struggle with sleep—especially during midlife and menopause. They dive into how trauma (even old or unrecognized) affects sleep, why CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy…

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