6 Ways to Improve Your Sleep💤

I (mostly) sleep like a baby and these are my favorite ways to optimize my slumber

Get more sleep, they say. As if it’s just that easy, right? As if we wouldn’t if we could?! Stress, kids, obligatory work schedules, capitalism, snoring partners, AND THE HORRORS OF THE YEAR 2025 tend to get in the way of that “recommended” 7-10 hours of shut-eye.

The good news is that while you absolutely should prioritize getting as much sleep as you can, a helpful mindset shift is to focus on the quality of your sleep rather than the quantity. Plus, increasing the quality is sometimes a sneaky way to also increase the quantity, anyway.

So what can we do to improve the quality of our sleep and, potentially, start getting more of it? In this final post in my sleep series I’m going to share six methods I swear by for ensuring I get a quality night of sleep as often as possible.

In this post you’ll find:

🧠 A method that helps avoid racing thoughts and switch your brain into a sleep state (obsessed with this!)
🌡️ The role temperature plays in lulling us into a slumber and the ideal temperature for your bedroom
📝 How our planner/calendar systems impact our sleep (!!!)
🍃 A breathing method for when you wake up in the middle of the night and want to fall back asleep quickly
💦 How hydration impacts the quality of your sleep + how to hydrate before and after sleep
⏰How your sleep schedule can help you get better sleep (and how knowing your sleep chronotype can transform your sleep, creativity + more!)

🧠 Trick your Brain

It’s common to experience anxiety and racing thoughts as soon as you get into bed or begin transitioning into a sleep state. The hustle of the day is over and suddenly you are left alone in the dark with your thoughts. Yikesssssss.

And major yikes for those of us who are alive in today’s news cycle. We are in a constant state of alertness — making it even more challenging for our brains to switch off.

If our brain stays in that analytical state — assessing tomorrow’s schedule, overthinking our to-do list, contemplating world peace — sleep can become elusive. Our stress hormones spike. Our brain stays alert and active. We get sweaty. Our heart races. We want to lurch out of bed.

Learning THIS finally helped me overcome that nighttime anxiety attack and can quickly switch your brain into a sleep state. It usually takes me less than a minute (for real!).