The Rest Pact

Bedroom Temperature and Humidity for Better Sleep

If you have ever woken up at 2 a.m. sweaty, wide awake, and kicking the sheets like they are the problem, I get it. When I was an overworked project manager living on caffeine and 4 hours of sleep, I assumed my “sleep issues” were purely stress. Stress mattered, yes, but the night I finally started...

Firm vs. Soft Mattresses for Lower Back Pain

If you have lower back pain, mattress shopping can feel like a high-stakes personality test: Are you a firm-mattress person or a soft-mattress person? I used to think “firmer is always better” too. Then I spent years reading the research, testing mattresses, and coaching exhausted people who were...

Blue Light, Melatonin, and Your Sleep

I used to be that person answering “one last email” in bed, face lit up like a tiny moon, wondering why I felt wired at midnight and wrecked at 7 a.m. If that’s you, I get it. Blue light is not the villain in every story, but at the wrong time and in the wrong dose, it can make sleep harder by...

9 Ways to Align Your Circadian Rhythm for Deeper Sleep

If you have ever felt tired all day but wide awake at bedtime, you are not broken. Your body clock is just out of sync. Your circadian rhythm is your internal 24-hour timing system. It coordinates when your brain wants you alert, when your body temperature peaks, when digestion runs fastest, and...

About Maya Caldwell

Welcome, I’m glad you’re here. I’m Maya Caldwell, a sleep science coach and the research lead for RestPact. If you’re reading this after another night of staring at the ceiling, mentally bargaining with your alarm clock, or wondering why you can function for months on too little sleep until you...