3 AM: Why does your sleep always interrupt at the same time?

🧠When Our Thoughts Refuse to Sleep
Our modern minds are constantly on the move, even at night. Unfinished work projects, personal worries, endless lists… these thoughts creep under the covers and keep our brains awake. As a result, we struggle to fall asleep in the middle of the night. The good news is that there are solutions to calm this restless mind: breathing exercises, journaling to clear your thoughts, or small relaxing rituals before bed.

🔄Hormones, the discreet DJs of our night.
Hormonal balance directly influences the quality of sleep. Menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and perimenopause are all periods when estrogen disrupts thermoregulation and promotes nighttime awakenings. With age, melatonin, the sleep hormone, naturally declines, which explains why nights become more fragmented after the age of 40.