Nightlight:
Our thoughts and advice on how to tackle all your night-time worries
The silent struggle of adult night terrors
“I’d shout out for my husband. Sometimes I’d cry. Once, I kicked him out of bed,” Tina Clark describes the terrors. “But I wasn’t awake. That’s the scariest part — not knowing what’s real.” Now 50, Tina has spent nearly two decades battling night terrors, a condition...
My experience on sleeping pills
After months of tossing and turning and counting sheep, I was seriously done with the lack of sleep. Many doctors' calls later, CBT therapy and hours of missed sleep, I was finally prescribed the magic I had been waiting for. I'm not talking a prick on a spinning...
Does an orgasm help you sleep?
Sleep schedules, sleepy teas, and calming music can all be natural ways to help you drift off to sleep, but what about an orgasm? What if we told you what you do under the sheets can lead to better sleep? Whether it’s partnered or solo as long as you reach the...
Tackling the summer slumber
We’ve all been there. Tossing and turning in bed, late at night with no sheet, sweating through hot June and July summer nights. Unfortunately, us Brits aren’t blessed by air con or cool houses most of the time, so these sweltering nights can really get to us. Doze...
The sleep menu
A growing body of research shows that what we eat can affect how well we sleep, and how we sleep can affect the menu we choose. We spoke to nutritionist and naturopath Oliver Sanchez to learn which foods support better sleep and which might keep us up at night. Deep...
Books for building the perfect bed time library
It’s often the steady rhythm of reading, familiar and soothing, that helps people unwind. Scientific evidence backs this up: a 2020 survey by Penguin Random House found that reading books before bed got an average of 25 more minutes of rest per night than those who...