This sleep podcast is helping 15 million people drift off during lockdown

The Sleep Podcast could make you tired like this woman sleeping in a bed in a dark bedroom

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By Selina Maycock published 8 December 20

A sleep podcast is helping 15 million people get some much-needed shut eye during lockdown.

We've all struggled with sleep at some point over the last year, whether it be health worries, work worries or money stresses linked to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic but there's a new podcast which is helping reverse the bad sleep patterns and is transforming people's bedtime routines.

Clinical hypnotherapist Christopher Fitton has helped more than 15 million people drift off to sleep after launching a record-breaking podcast from his spare bedroom during the lockdowns.

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The Guided Meditation and Sleep Hypnosis Podcast, called Sleep Cove, has content specially designed to help listeners unwind and fall sound asleep.

Speaking about his podcast success, which was developed in response to soaring levels of anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christopher said, “I started the podcast as I knew the power of hypnotherapy and guided meditations to relax and help people sleep and wanted to share this experience with a wider audience."

Christopher recognises the impact stressful times like the present-day and it's affects on getting enough quality sleep as it's often one of the first things that takes a hit.

He added, "Pandemic anxiety, health worries, self-isolation, negative news, and poor job security compounded with reduced exercise due to lockdowns is a perfect storm that keeps people awake at night."

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How can you tune in to the Sleep Cove Podcast?

Just six months after the launch, the Sleep Cove podcast has become one of the largest health and wellness podcasts and was even recognised as ‘New and Noteworthy’ by Apple and a regular fixture at the top of the charts in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia.

Christopher explained how mindfulness meditation and hypnotherapy is clinically proven to help you sleep and he is reaping the rewards through positive feedback from users. He said, "The reaction to the podcast has been amazing and unforeseeable. I get messages from all corners of the world thanking me that they have had their best night’s sleep in years. It’s incredible to think that the podcast is helping so many people.

He continued, “What I have learned is that people find my voice soothing as I have even begun reading classic fiction and this has worked well to help people drift-off! The podcast is in its early days and I can’t believe the impact it has had so far and I can’t wait to see where it goes.”

To listen to the podcast, visit Sleep Cove and see if you too can enjoy a better night's sleep.

Selina Maycock

Selina is a Senior Entertainment Writer with more than 14 years of experience in newspapers and magazines. She currently looks after all things Entertainment for GoodtoKnow, Woman&Home and My Imperfect Life.

Before joining Future Publishing, Selina graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2006 with a degree in Journalism. She is fully NCTJ and NCE qualified and has 100wpm shorthand. Having spent the start of her career working on local newspapers and online, Selina spent six years as Acting News Editor and Entertainment Reporter at the Scunthorpe Telegraph where she dug into hard news stories, conducted interviews, covered court reporting, features, and entertainment, whilst going to gigs in her spare time.

Whilst at the paper she was awarded an O2 Media Judges' Special Award for helping a terminally ill cancer sufferer realise his dying wish and marry his childhood sweetheart through a successful newspaper campaign. Things like this are close to her heart when it comes to using journalism to make a positive difference in people's lives.

Selina later branched further into all things celebrity to became a Showbiz Writer at Heat magazine, covering red carpet events, showbiz parties, and various launches before going freelance for two years. One of her biggest celebrity achievements - aside from generating celebrity exclusives - was interviewing Take That (including Robbie Williams) and bumping into Simon Cowell so much at events she told him 'I'm calling you my showbiz dad!'

In 2017 she joined TI Media as a senior reporter on Woman, Woman's Own, Woman&Home, Woman's Weekly celebrity desk before branching online in 2020 when Future gave her the opportunity to focus on digital-first.

When she's not interviewing celebrities you can find her exploring new countryside walking routes, catching up with friends over good food, or making memories.