This piece explains why the short daylight hours between November and February shift your body's internal clock, and what that means for when you naturally feel tired. You'll also learn a few low-effort ways to work with the darkness instead of against it.
Everyday routines, shift patterns and small rituals that make falling and staying asleep less of a nightly negotiation.
The Sleep Almanac is written by a small group of Canadian journalists, researchers and long-time restful sleep support who got tired of vague advice and decided to do the homework themselves. Our readers are shift workers in Alberta, new parents in Toronto condos, and anyone who has ever stared at the ceiling during a January cold snap wondering why sleep feels harder some months than others. Every article is fact-checked against public health guidance and reviewed by at least one other editor before it goes live, and we update pieces when the evidence or the seasons change.
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