Ep11: How Sleepio Digitize's Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Help Millions Back to Good Mental Health

When Peter Hames struggled with insomnia, he couldn’t get access to any treatment other than sleeping pills. Out of “desperation,” he said, Peter self-administered a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) course and within weeks was sleeping like a baby. That experience led to the development of Sleepio, an app which uses artificial intelligence to deliver digital cognitive behavioral therapy to improve user's sleep. I Peter applied his background in experimental psychology and technology to co-found Big Health, a digital therapeutics (DTx) company whose mission is to “help millions back to good mental health.” With 53 peer-reviewed papers and 13 randomized control trials, Big Health is also one of the only DTx companies in the world with an evidence base of its size, rigor, and quality. Join Eugene and Peter as they talk about the early days of digital therapeutics, Big Health’s unique direct-to-consumer approach in the UK and the US, and its deep-rooted commitment to clinical evidence and supporting science. May 20, 2022 News Update: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends the use of Sleepio for treatment of insomnia when compared to pills or other methods Read more on the Telegraph: Trouble sleeping? Doctors will prescribe an app now instead of pills >>Click here to read the transcript Guest Links and Resources: Connect with Peter Hames: LinkedIn Visit Big Health: Twitter | LinkedIn | Website Learn more about Sleepio Host Links and Resources: Connect with Eugene Borukhovich: Twitter | LinkedIn Follow Eugene's journey of writing his first book: Hard Pill to Swallow Connect with YourCoach.health: Website | Twitter Subscribe to Exits & Outcomes Brian Dolan: Twitter | LinkedIn HealthXL: Website | Twitter | Join an Event Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Thank you to: Bayer G4A Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Takeda Roche