The cult of 5am: is rising at dawn the secret of health and happiness?
It has been called the morning miracle – getting up before everyone else and winning the day. But does it actually make you more productive and focused?
59 summer problems solved – from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies
Limp salad, bad barbecues, jellyfish stings and chafing. Summer can be a tricky season – but our experts are on hand to help with your hot-weather headaches
‘The first few nights were punishing’: how sleep restriction cured my lifelong insomnia
After giving birth, novelist Lara Williams feared she might never sleep again. So she turned to CBT-i, a radical therapy that rewired her relationship to sleep
On my radar: Mark O’Connell’s cultural highlights
The prize-winning nonfiction writer on a generational comic talent, the incredible Helen Garner novel you should read and a deeply relaxing bed of nails
One night I’m a murderer, the next my husband’s having an affair. Why do we have the dreams that we do?
We’ve stopped believing they’re messages from the gods. So what are dreams – and what purpose do they serve? Here’s what the science says
Night-time is an intoxicating new land: how learning to love the dark eased my grief
From magical moonlit swims to midnight hikes, Annabel Abbs decided to embrace her insomnia by embarking on a series of ‘night journeys’
What if HRT isn’t right for me? And is cold-water swimming really the answer to everything? Your menopause questions answered
We asked the experts for advice on how to ease your path through menopause and what alternative treatments work best
Read me a story: why reading out loud is a joy for adults as well as kids
Sarah Manavis and her partner have a guilty secret. What they love to do most of all in private is… read out loud to each other. And, as she’s discovered, it has many surprising benefits
My insomnia hell: sleeplessness is a curse – but I think I finally have the answer
Pills, meditation, yoga, sleep restriction ... I have tried absolutely everything to get some proper rest. Is the solution actually surprisingly simple?
Give up lie-ins and buy an eye mask: how to get better sleep
From simple lifestyle changes to choosing the right bedding and gadgets that can help