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Sleep is the nightly repair cycle that shapes mood, memory, and metabolism — find essays on insomnia, sleep hygiene, REM cycles, and honest mattress notes.

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Photorealistic close-up of an empty, rumpled bed at night, seen from a low angle…
Sleep July 2026 · 5 min

Sexsomnia Is a Sleep Disorder, Not a Punchline

A person can initiate sex while asleep, complete it, and wake with no memory of any of it. Not a fantasy, not a euphemism, not an excuse cooked up the morning after.

By Daniel Whitfield · Read →
A dim bedroom at 2:40 in the morning, a person lying awake on their…
Sleep July 2026 · 9 min

Sleep and Lifestyle: I Spent Six Weeks Testing Whether the Problem Was My Day, Not My Night

Here is the question I actually asked myself, lying awake at 2:40 on a Tuesday: if I've already fixed the bedroom — blackout blinds, cool room, no phone on the pillow — and I still sleep badly, is the…

By Elliot Carver · Read →
A photorealistic overhead shot of a woman lying awake in bed at 2 a.m…
Insomnia July 2026 · 5 min

Mindfulness for Sleep: What It Actually Does When You Can't Turn Your Brain Off

You have probably heard that the point of meditation is to empty your mind, and that a clear mind is a sleeping mind. It is a tidy story.

By Diane Norwood · Read →
A serene, close-up portrait of a woman lying on crisp white bed linens in…
Circadian July 2026 · 5 min

How to Reset Your Circadian Rhythm — and What That Has to Do With Your Skin

Walk down the skincare aisle and you will eventually meet the phrase "night repair." The idea is that your skin, like a nocturnal janitorial crew, does its real work while you sleep — and that if you…

By Sophie Alderton · Read →
A photorealistic wide shot of a person lying awake in bed at 3 a.m…
CBT-I July 2026 · 5 min

Insomnia Treatment That Actually Works: What the Order of Operations Should Be

The most common insomnia treatment in America is a small oblong pill, and the second most common is a slightly larger one.

By Samuel Briggs · Read →
A photorealistic overhead night-time photograph of a person lying awake in bed, tangled slightly…
Sleep July 2026 · 6 min

Can You Treat Restless Legs Syndrome Without Medication? I Spent Eight Weeks Finding Out

The question I typed into a search bar at 2 a.m., legs twitching under the duvet, was blunt: can I treat this without drugs?

By Daniel Whitfield · Read →