15 Years of Insomnia: How I Finally Found the Reset Button

Skye Della Santa
Oct 2, 2025
2 min read

If you’ve struggled with insomnia, this post will show you why your nervous system may be keeping you awake, how I overcame 15 years of sleepless nights, and the practices that finally helped me reset.

The Truth About Sleepless Nights

For 15 years, I battled insomnia. Not the occasional restless night but years of lying awake, clock-watching, or waking up at 3am, wide-eyed while the world slept.

I tried everything: herbal teas that tasted like muddy socks, white noise machines (hello, jet engine), lavender oils, magnesium, melatonin, even the old “counting sheep” trick. By sheep number 287, I was ready to cook them for dinner.

Nothing worked. And the more I failed at sleeping, the more I started to believe something was wrong with me.

Why Insomnia Isn’t “In Your Head”

Here’s what I discovered the hard way: insomnia isn’t just about your mind. It’s your nervous system.

When your body is stuck in alert mode, it doesn’t matter how tired you are — your system won’t let you switch off. That’s why all the common “sleep hacks” only scratch the surface.

Sleep is not about forcing yourself to relax. It’s about teaching your body that it’s safe to let go.

My Turning Point

The breakthrough came when I started exploring somatic practices. Tools that work with the body, not just the mind.

Simple breath patterns, gentle nervous system resets, and body-based sequences changed everything for me. Instead of fighting my body, I learned how to send it the signal: You’re safe. You can rest now.

That’s when sleep finally became possible again.

Why Somatic Sleep Works

Here’s why this approach is different (and effective):

It bypasses the mind. You can’t think yourself to sleep. If that worked, insomniacs would be the best sleepers in the world.
It speaks your body’s language. Breath and movement reset the nervous system directly.
It retrains your system. Over time, your body remembers how to sleep naturally again.

Common Insomnia Patterns

In working with others, I see the same three patterns again and again:

The Overthinker – head hits the pillow, brain hits overdrive.
The 3am Waker – falls asleep fine, but wide awake in the middle of the night.
The Hyper-Alert Sleeper – always half-awake, never fully rested.

All three have the same root: a nervous system that doesn’t know how to switch off.

From Sleepless to Rested: The Restosomatic Sleep Fix

After finally resetting my own system, I created The Restosomatic Sleep Fix Course so others wouldn’t have to go through 15 years of trial and error.

In this 60-minute, body-based reset, you’ll learn:

A night downshift sequence to ease into rest.
A 2–3am reset protocol to get back to sleep after waking.
Breath patterns that switch off alert mode and guide the body into deep sleep.