The Sleep Journal

Night Sweats Before Your Period: Why Your Cycle Turns Up the Heat
|4 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Why night sweats show up in the days before your period, why they often start in your late 30s and 40s, what helps, and when to see your GP. Read more...
Illustration of a sleeper in bed with heat and sweat droplets, showing the causes of night sweats and what helps
What Causes Night Sweats, and How to Actually Stop Them
|5 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Waking up drenched? The common causes of night sweats, from perimenopause to alcohol, what genuinely helps you sleep through them, and when it's time to see your GP. Read more...
A clock at 3am with arrows linking a droplet and a heat wisp, illustrating the night sweats and anxiety loop
The 3am Panic-and-Sweat Loop: Night Sweats and Anxiety
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
When you can't tell if you woke up sweating and then panicked, or panicked and then started sweating — and why the loop matters more than the order. Read more...
A checklist of four ticked items — doona, pyjamas, sheets and wash schedule — for the spring sleep reset
The Spring Sleep Reset: A Bedding and Pyjama Checklist for the Season Ahead
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
A practical, once-a-season checklist for swapping winter sleep gear for summer — before the first heatwave makes the decision for you. Read more...
A sun behind a navy sleep mask, illustrating shift workers sleeping hot during the day
Shift Workers Sleeping Hot During the Day
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
Daytime sleep after a night shift is hard enough without the sun heating the room you're trying to sleep in — the season makes a genuinely hard job harder. Read more...
A fan, a snowflake and an empty circle side by side, comparing fans, air con and nothing for sleep
Fans vs Air Con vs Nothing: What Actually Helps You Sleep
|2 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Before you buy a bigger unit or a better fan, the honest ranking of what each one changes — and the layer none of them touch. Read more...
Illustration of a child's bed and parent's bed side by side, representing family sleep
Helping Kids Sleep Through the Night (While You Get Some Too)
|3 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Your kid's 2am wake-up is a sleep science problem, not a parenting failure. Here's what actually helps both of you get back to sleep. Read more...
Illustration of a sleep cycle wave through the night, representing deep sleep and REM stages
How Sleep Actually Works: Cycles, Stages and Why Quality Beats Hours
|3 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Eight hours on the tracker and still exhausted? The problem usually isn't the hours — it's what's breaking up the cycles inside them. Read more...
Illustration of a plane window and a sleep mask — flying, jet lag and sleep masks
Flying, Jet Lag and the Right Way to Use a Sleep Mask
|1 min read|Updated October 8, 2026
A sleep mask is standard airline kit for a reason. How to actually use one to fight jet lag, not just look the part. Read more...
Illustration of a person napping with an eye mask, 20 minute timer — how to nap properly
How to Actually Nap Well (and Why an Eye Mask Changes Everything)
|2 min read|Updated October 8, 2026
Most naps fail because of light, not tiredness. The nap rules that actually work, for shift workers, parents and everyone in the 2pm slump. Read more...
Illustration of a light burst beside a sleep mask — sleep masks and migraines
Sleep Masks and Migraines: What Blocking Light Can (and Can't) Do
|1 min read|Updated October 8, 2026
Light sensitivity is a defining migraine symptom. What a sleep mask genuinely offers during an attack — and where the claims go too far. Read more...
Illustration of a sleep mask beside a crescent moon — do sleep masks actually work
Do Sleep Masks Actually Work? An Honest Look at Blackout and Sleep
|2 min read|Updated October 8, 2026
A sceptic's look at whether sleep masks genuinely improve sleep, or just feel like they should. Read more...