by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 28, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, Question of the week, Sleep
Most of us know the bargain: sleep less during the week, sleep late on Saturday, maybe linger in bed Sunday morning, and begin again. It’s such a familiar arrangement that we rarely stop to ask what the extra weekend sleep is supposed to repair. Does it simply make us...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 28, 2026 | Question of the week, Relationships, Sleep
There’s a particular kind of relationship advice that sounds so obvious we rarely stop to inspect it: couples should go to bed at the same time. Not simply sleep in the same bed. Go to bed together. Lights out, ideally. Anything else can get framed as a small...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 28, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, Question of the week, Sleep
Most of us know the arrangement. The week gets busy. Bedtime moves later. The alarm still goes off. Then Saturday arrives, and we sleep until our bodies decide they’re done. That extra sleep feels like repayment. Maybe it is. But I wondered whether “catching up” means...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 28, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, Question of the week, Sleep
There’s a deal many of us make with the week: I’ll sleep less now and catch up this weekend. It sounds reasonable. Monday through Friday are crowded. Work runs late. Someone needs something. One more episode turns into two. Then Saturday arrives, and sleeping in feels...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 6, 2026 | Health and Wellness, Question of the week, Sleep
Eight hours of sleep has become one of those health rules that can feel less like guidance and more like a nightly grade. You got seven hours and 12 minutes? Not ideal. Six and a half? Brace yourself. Nine? Are you somehow sleeping too much? I wondered when, exactly,...
