Specialist Sleepers:
Shining a light on unique sleep experiences faced by unique individuals
Travelling between time zones
Flight attendants face one of the toughest and most demanding sleep schedules in the world. It leaves many fighting for rest and recovery in between their chaotic work lives, forever travelling. Syra Gill is a 52 year-old international flight attendant from London who...
Why won’t my mind switch off: The struggles of sleeping with ADHD
For many people, sleep is a welcome escape at the end of the day, a chance to rest, reset, and recharge. But for individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), sleep often feels like a nightly battle rather than a natural rhythm. With not a single...
Training right includes rest: How sleep fuels growth
When it comes to training, eating right, and getting enough protein, the law is that anyone who is anyone labours the point as if there is no tomorrow. But there’s one crucial part of the muscle-building process that often gets overlooked: sleep. “Yeah, your...
Sleep and stage fright: Surviving drama school
Actor, Luca Rawlinson, a LAMDA Drama School student, shares his literal nightmare situations and tips on getting enough sleep while performing. Actor Luca Rawlinson London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is one of the UK's most prestigious drama schools....
Sleeping as a cancer patient
What is sleeping like for someone diagnosed with cancer? How might the physical and mental impact interfere with the quality of sleep? For a disease that has such a big impact on the day-to-day well-being of those diagnosed with it, it would be assumed that it also...
201 hours awake: The DJ who dared to defy sleep
In the winter of 1959, in the heart of New York’s Times Square, the charismatic 32-year-old Peter Tripp attempted to challenge the limits of human endurance. From inside a glass booth, the DJ remained awake for an outstanding 201 hours and 10 minutes, broadcasting the...
Balancing rock with routine: Sleeping on tour
Lighting up the left field stage of Glastonbury last year, Seb Lowe delivered a politically charged set. The only question left: after such an intense performance, how do you even begin to sleep on tour? “You go from living a normal life to a massive up and down of...
How the blind perceive dreams
How are dreams perceived, and what is their significance for someone who is unable to see, how do the blind perceive in the real world? It's clear that those who are blind from birth are unable to see in their dreams, but what about those who lost their sight during...
A swimmers guide to not sleeping at the Olympics
It’s 8 pm on the 17th of September 1988, in a tall, hot tower block in the Seoul Olympic village. The night before his first Olympics, swimmer James Parrack lies in bed, silently still and is not bothered about sleeping. “The most important thing is that it didn't...