I love reading research papers about sleep — the kind that detail exactly what the “right” way of sleeping is. That way, I can confirm with scientific certainty that what I’m doing (like a little revenge bedtime procrastination ) is absolutely wrong. Haha. You know that moment when the house finally quiets after a long day of giving, doing, and juggling everyone else’s needs? You’re exhausted, but instead of sleeping — you scroll. Or my favourite combination: checking sale prices on my go-to...

You know that moment when one small thing goes wrong and your mind spirals into a full-blown disaster movie? The late email means you’re getting fired. The weird look means they secretly hate you. The stomach ache means you have three days to live. Welcome to catastrophizing — the brain’s over-protective alarm system. And trust me, I used to be a black belt in it. I could turn a missed text into a 12-episode psychological thriller in under a minute. Some research shows that up to 70% of our...

Hypnotherapy is often seen as brainwashing — which always makes me smile a little. If anything, I’d argue advertising and social media do a far better job of that — repetitive, suggestive, and constantly slipping beneath our conscious radar. (That’s a conversation for another day.) It may surprise you, but a form of brainwashin does indeed exist — only it’s not sinister or manipulative. It’s what your brain does naturally when you sleep. Every night, your brain runs its own rinse cycle,...