The qualities that make you brilliant during the day, drive, problem-solving, determination and the ability to keep going, can be the exact things that make sleep harder at night. Discover why trying too hard to sleep creates pressure, why high achievers often struggle to switch off, and how learning to allow sleep rather than achieve it can change your relationship with rest.

Sleep is not optional. Kerry Davies, The Sleep Fixer, explains why sleep is an ancient biological process, why modern life disrupts it, and how understanding your body can help you rebuild trust in sleep.

That's according to a report making the rounds this week and honestly, I'm not surprised by the number. But I am sad about it. Because behind it isn't just tiredness. It's millions of people dragging themselves through their days, wired, emotional, quietly wondering why nothing they've tried has worked. And the part that stays with me is this: most of them haven't told anyone. They've normalised it. Pushed through. Told themselves this is just what adulthood looks like now.