Around 40% of Australians report dissatisfaction with their sleep. However, light, fragmented sleep is more normal than most people realise. The expectation that good sleep should resemble total unconsciousness doesn't match how sleep actually works. Understanding two overlooked factors behind light sleep might change the way you think about your nights, and what you do about them.

Sleep trackers promise insight, but their influence goes beyond accuracy. As a sleep psychologist, I see how a single overnight score can reshape the way people feel and function all day, even when their sleep was perfectly fine. Before you reach for your phone each morning, it's worth asking whether your tracker is supporting your wellbeing, or running the show.

Most people with chronic insomnia already have excellent sleep hygiene, and they're exhausted by advice telling them to cut out coffee or stick to a bedtime. Sleep hygiene isn't the problem, and it's rarely the solution. Understanding what actually drives insomnia changes everything. Here's an honest look at the most common sleep hygiene tips, what's worth keeping, and what you can quietly let go of.

As the weekend winds down and the workweek looms, many people experience what's colloquially known as the 'Sunday scaries'—that sense of dread and anxiety before Monday. People often struggle to fall asleep on Sunday night as a result. This can be a really lonely and distressing experience, and a hard way to start off the week. While many people blame the Sunday scaries for their trouble falling asleep, there’s more to it. It’s worth looking a little further back in time at o