The Sleep Journal

Illustration of a baby bottle, moon and sweat droplets — postpartum night sweats
Postpartum Night Sweats: The Newborn-Era Surprise Nobody Mentions
|2 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Drenched at 3am while the baby finally sleeps? Postpartum night sweats are common, rarely discussed, and temporary. What's happening and how to survive the sweaty weeks. Read more...
Illustration of a sweat droplet with a question mark — night sweats in men
Night Sweats in Men: The Causes Nobody Talks About
|1 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Night sweats aren't just a menopause thing. The common causes in men — hormones, stress, sleep apnea, the evening beers — and what you can fix tonight. Read more...
Illustration of layered bedding with a thermometer at 18 degrees for hot sleepers
The Hot Sleeper's Guide to Bedding: Doonas, Layers and the Ratings Trap
|2 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
You obsessed over the mattress and sleep under a doona rated for an alpine hut. The Australian hot sleeper's guide to bedding layers, warmth ratings and the layer everyone forgets. Read more...
Illustration of a bedside lamp glowing with a phone face down — a simple wind-down routine
The Wind-Down Routine for People Who Hate Routines
|2 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
You're not going to journal by candlelight and we both know it. The minimum-effective wind-down routine: three levers that matter, everything else optional. Read more...
Illustration of a balance scale weighing cheap pilled pyjamas against one quality sleepwear set
Cost Per Wear: The Honest Maths of Quality Sleepwear vs Cheap Pyjamas
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
A $109.95 TENCEL™ Modal set versus the $40 chain-store set: the honest cost-per-wear arithmetic, including the scenarios where cheap genuinely wins. Read more...
Illustration of a skincare bottle labelled with a moon and 8 hrs — sleep is skincare
Sleep Is Skincare: What Your Skin Does Between 10pm and 6am
|1 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Your skin does its most important repair work between 10pm and 6am — in whatever conditions you give it. The overnight skincare routine that has nothing to do with serums. Read more...
Illustration of a beech tree becoming smooth TENCEL Modal fibres
What Is TENCEL™ Modal, Actually? The Fibre Explained Without the Spin
|2 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
It starts as an Austrian beech tree and ends up as the smoothest thing in your wardrobe. What TENCEL™ Modal actually is — including where it doesn't earn the hype. Read more...
Illustration of a washing machine beside a crossed-out fabric softener bottle — hidden laundry irritants
The Hidden Irritants in Your Laundry (Fabric Softener Is Not Your Friend)
|1 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Your skincare is fragrance-free but your skin is still cranky by morning? The culprit might be in the laundry cupboard. Softener, fragrance and other residues explained. Read more...
Illustration of an itchy arm under a crescent moon representing nighttime itch
Why Does Skin Itch More at Night? The Science of the Midnight Itch
|2 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
The crawling, prickling, ceiling-staring midnight itch is not in your head. Five well-documented reasons itch peaks at night, and what you can actually control. Read more...
The Doona Wars illustration: one bed split between a cold sleeper and a hot sleeper
The Doona Wars: Sharing a Bed When One of You Sleeps Hot
|1 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
One of you is freezing, one of you is cooking, and you're both losing sleep. The two-doona method and other peace treaties for mismatched sleepers. Read more...
Illustration of a sleeper overheating in bed with one leg out of the doona
Why Do I Overheat at Night (Even in Winter)? Six Common Culprits
|2 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
One leg out of the doona at midnight in July? Here are the six most common reasons you overheat at night — and the order to fix them in. Read more...
Illustration comparing smooth skin before and dry itchy skin during perimenopause
Perimenopause Changed My Skin Too: The Itchy Truth Nobody Warns You About
|1 min read|Updated October 8, 2026
Hot flushes get the press, but the sudden dry, itchy, reactive skin of perimenopause blindsides almost everyone. Here's why it happens and what helps at night. Read more...