Train your brain to lower strain? Sleep on it (Dubbo Photo News)

HELEN Dugdale is well known among Dubbo residents for her "brain coaching" techniques that have helped many locals give up smoking, stop procrastinating and achieve a myriad of other benefits through therapy.

Now she's declared war on the lack of zzz's and is looking for people who suffer from insomnia and sleep-related issues so she can interview them for her upcoming book.

She spoke to Dubbo Photo News about why sleep—or the lack of it—can be such a debilitating issue for so many Australians.

Read the full Dubbo Photo News article here.