Author: Mary-Elisabeth Combs
Mary-Elisabeth Combs
Mary-Elisabeth Combs is a Staff Writer at Sleepopolis covering all things Sleep news. Previously Mary was a writer for CNET, and she graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in English. When she’s not writing, she’s probably knitting, reading or catching up on Formula 1.
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- Cold Air Dorms Have Been Taking TikTok By Storm — Here’s How to Make One In Your Own House
- Kris Jenner’s Favorite Sheets Are On Sale For Up to 35% Off Right Now
- Does Daylight Saving Time Need To Go? Experts and Lawmakers Seem to Think So
- Kamala Harris Shares Her Morning Routine That Powers Her Through Long Days
- Can This Unusual Meditation Hack Focused On Your Childhood Home Help You Fall Asleep Faster?
- This Family of Four Sleeps on a Traditional Japanese Tatami Mat: Here’s Why It Works
- Here’s How To Get Your Kids (and Yourself) to Fall Asleep After Indulging in Halloween Candy
- An Influencer Claims That These 4 Foods Are the Only Things You Should Eat After Dark: An Expert Weighs In
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- Hatch Is Teaming Up With KFC to Help People Fall Asleep to the Sound of… Fried Chicken?
- This Influencer Has 5 Tips For Sleeping Safely In a Cozy Recliner This Holiday Season
- Wait… Was Jason Kelce Really Asleep During Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Stop in Miami?!
- How Bad Is It to Sleep In a Room After Painting? Here’s What Experts Today Are Saying
- Nintendo’s New Alarm Clock Might Be the Perfect Gift for ’90s Nostalgia Lovers
- This Influencer Is Warning Against Sleeping With Plastic Earring Backs
- Why Did Selena Gomez Say She Doesn’t Sleep In a Bed Anymore?
- This ‘Love Is Blind’ Star Says He Uses Mouth Tape Every Night — Here’s Why Experts Argue Against It
- Wait…What’s A Melatonin Hangover? Here’s How An Expert Suggests Avoiding Them
- Silicon Valley Company Claims to Have Enabled Communication During Lucid Dreams, But We Have Questions
- ”Love Is Blind” Star Was Busted For Cheating During a Supposed Sleep Study: Here’s Everything To Know
- Experts Say Drinking a Lot of Water Right After You Wake Up Has Pretty Serious Benefits, Here’s What to Know
- Here’s Why Symptoms of Depression Feel Worse at Night
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- If You Want to Have Better Sex, Make Sure You’re Taking These Steps Toward Better Sleep
- This Influencer Says She’s Ditching Her Oura Ring For an Ultrahuman Ring. Here’s What To Know.
- This Expert Says There Are Seven Types Of Rest — Plus, the Difference Between Rest and Sleep
- Co-Sleeping With Older Children Is a Popular Practice With Some Parents, But Is It Actually Safe?
- Influencer Says Her Oura Ring Saved Her Life After Helping Her Get Diagnosed This Sleep Disorder
- Can ”Sleeping On It” Actually Help You Make Better Decisions? New Research Says the Adage Is True
- As a New Parent, Uzo Aduba Understands Why Sleep Deprivation Is a ”Crime Against Humanity”
- This Influencer Says She Was Denied Accommodations For Her Narcolepsy at Disneyland: ”Not So Great”
- Melinda French Gates Says Trend of CEOs Who Shirk Sleep in Favor of Productivity Is ”So Dumb”
- “It’s Miserable”: What It’s Really Like to Sleep On ”Survivor,” According to Former Contestants
- This Influencer Mom Is Under Fire For Letting Her Baby Sleep in the Shower — Here’s Why
- The TikTok-Famous “Cognitive Shuffle” Hack Claims to Reorganize Your Thoughts and Put You to Sleep
- What Is the Recent “Sleepmaxxing” Trend Taking Over the Internet?
- Chappell Roan Opens Up About How a Misdiagnosed Disorder Led to Her Not Sleeping
- This TikTok Doctor Ranked Sleeping Positions From Best to Worst, and the Reactions Are Mixed
- Apple’s Sleep Apnea Detection Feature Has Been Approved By the FDA – Here’s What to Know.
- How Sabrina Carpenter Prioritizes Sleep Even Though Her “Body Gravitates to Grandma” Time
- Is It True That Screen Time Doesn’t Impact Kids’ Sleep Until They’re Actually in Bed With a Screen?
- Here’s Why Jimmy Fallon Is the Latest Celebrity to Take Up Mouth Taping, Despite Experts’ Warnings
- This Sleep Doctor Claims That Melatonin Is the Most Overused Supplement: What to Consider
- This Man Is Sleeping Only 30 Minutes a Night to Extend His Lifespan, Alarming Experts
- The Super Elaborate Sleep Routine of an Influencer With ”Horrible Insomnia”
- How an Adjustable Bed Base Saved Serena Stephens’s Life
- Why This Mom Spent Her Daughter’s First Night of College In The Dorms — and What an Expert Thinks
- Parents Are Angry About the SNOO Bassinet’s New $20 Monthly Subscription Fee: What to Know
- This Experimental Pill Improved Sleep and Reduced Symptoms of Menopause: What to Know
- We Got Cozy With These Shelter Dogs to Get Their Opinions on Top Dog Beds (Video)
- Why Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Putting Each Other to Sleep? The Answer Is Adorable
- Can GABA Supplementation Help Women Sleep Better? Here’s What an Expert Has to Say
- These Two Baby Loungers Have Been Recalled, Due to Suffocation Risks: Here’s What to Know.
- Here’s Why an Expert Suggests You Should Sleep With a Wedge Pillow (and Everything You Can Do With One)
- Everything to Know About King Charles’s Unique Sleep Habit
- Bette Midler’s Secret to a Long-Lasting Marriage: Decades of Sleep Divorce
- Hurricane Debby Is Making Its Way Up the East Coast — How to Sleep Safely During Severe Weather
- Helix Bringing More Mattresses to Customers With Sit N’ Sleep Partnership
- This Olympic Athlete Swears Mouth Taping Won Him Silver in Paris — Here’s What Doctors Have To Say
- Here’s How an Elite Athlete Balances Sleep, Fitness, and Motherhood
- Can Drinking This Kind of Tea Before You Go to Sleep Help You Lose Weight?
- Does How Much Protein You Eat Affect How Much You Sleep? Here’s What to Know
- What Does It Mean to Have a Sleep-Related Eating Disorder? Here’s What to Know
- Here’s What Two Olympic Athletes Had to Say About Sleeping On Their Cardboard Beds
- Do Those TikTok-Famous Chin Straps Actually Work? Here’s What an Expert Says
- Here’s Why This Influencer Dislocates Her Shoulder Before Going to Sleep
- What Is the “Alpha Bridge” TikTok Sleep Hack? Can It Actually Help You Sleep?
- Samsung Has Launched Their $400 Galaxy Ring — How Does It Compare to the Oura Ring?
- Everything You Need to Know About the Morning Shed Trend on TikTok
- What is the Wimbledon Queue? And Why Are People Sleeping Outside of Wimbledon?
- Here’s How This Summer’s Extreme High Temperatures Are Making Sleep Worse
- What To Know About Eight Sleep’s $4000 Mattress Topper
- Hatch Is Launching “Dog Channels” to Help Relax Your Four-Legged Friends: What to Know
- Does This TikTok Pillow Cocoon Hack Actually Help You Sleep Better?
- Apple’s ‘By the Seaside’ Might Be the Worst, But It Could Be The Solution to Groggy Mornings
- 1 in 4 Parents Say Their Kids Have Bedtime Anxiety — Here’s What An Expert Suggests
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