About
A quiet publication about a difficult subject.
RESTNIGHT exists because most sleep advice online is either vague, alarming, or quietly trying to sell something. We wanted a calmer place to read: carefully sourced, plainly written, and honest about what it cannot do.
What this journal is
An educational publication for adults who want to understand their sleep: how it is structured, which habits influence it, why the mind becomes busy at bedtime, and how to read the data they collect about themselves.
Everything here is general information. It is written to help you ask better questions — of yourself, and of a clinician if you choose to see one — not to replace that conversation.
The journal is independent. It is funded by its own products: a free printable sleep diary and a paperback workbook sold on Amazon. Reading the site costs nothing and requires no account.
How an article gets published
Written from established sources
Guides are drafted from primary and reputable secondary sources — public health bodies, clinical guidelines and peer-reviewed literature — rather than from other blogs.
References checked before publishing
Every article carries a reference list that an editor has opened and read. Where evidence is mixed or preliminary, the article says so plainly instead of smoothing it over.
Dated, corrected and kept honest
Articles show a published date and a last-updated date. When something is corrected, the update date changes. We would rather publish less than publish something we cannot support.
What we will not do
- We do not diagnose, treat, prevent or cure insomnia or any other condition.
- We do not tell readers to start, stop or change medication.
- We do not publish invented studies, statistics, reviewers or credentials.
- We do not display customer reviews we have not verified.
Corrections
If you believe something on this site is inaccurate, please tell us. Include the article and, if you can, the source you are relying on. Substantive corrections are made in the article and reflected in its updated date.
Send a correctionIndependence & affiliate disclosure
The journal is not funded by advertising and does not accept sponsored articles. The workbook is sold on Amazon; if you buy through a link on this site, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That link has no influence on what we publish.
Start where it matters most to you.
Four sections, a printable diary and a workbook. Nothing else to sign up for unless you want the occasional letter.