We talk a lot about quality time in relationships: date nights, shared hobbies, meaningful conversations. But we rarely discuss the eight hours we spend unconscious next to each other. Yet sleep quality might be one of the most important shared health metrics for couples.

Research shows that partners' sleep patterns influence each other significantly. When one person sleeps poorly, their partner's sleep quality drops by an average of 25%. The inverse is also true: when both partners prioritize sleep hygiene together, both benefit exponentially.

We talk a lot about quality time in relationships: date nights, shared hobbies, meaningful conversations. But we rarely discuss the eight hours we spend unconscious next to each other. Yet sleep quality might be one of the most important shared health metrics for couples.

Research shows that partners' sleep patterns influence each other significantly. When one person sleeps poorly, their partner's sleep quality drops by an average of 25%. The inverse is also true: when both partners prioritize sleep hygiene together, both benefit exponentially.

If your idea of “mixology” involves adaptogens, herbal syrups, and a crystal glass instead of a cocktail shaker, Blair Horton’s Everyday Elixirs might just become your new bar cart bible. These recipes aren’t just drinks—they’re a ritual. Horton has found that elusive sweet spot between high-vibe and highly drinkable, proving that sober doesn’t have to mean simple.

London is one of the world’s most rewarding cities to explore, especially when you’re sober. Beyond the pubs and nightlife, the city reveals itself to those who walk, wander, and pay attention: the curve of a bridge, the shimmer of the Thames, the echo inside a cathedral.

Here, we explore what happens when relationships change or end, and how emotional enmeshment keeps us trapped in roles that hurt us over time. We'll look at how to process detachment healthily and how to practice compassion without self-abandonment.

These tools aren't about emotional avoidance. They're about emotional maturity. They help us stay grounded when life shifts, relationships evolve, and people experience feelings we cannot rescue them from.

It’s a fear whispered in green rooms, art studios, and late-night kitchens everywhere — especially among creatives. Alcohol has long been sold as the muse, the courage, the spark. For singer-songwriter Meredith Moon, that belief lingered for years. Until sobriety proved it wrong. 

On The Sober Curator Podcast, Meredith opens up about what actually happened when she put the bottle down — and why her first fully sober album became her most honest, powerful work yet. 

Meredith’s story doesn’t begin in polished studios or industry pipelines. She left school at fourteen. Left home at fifteen. She hitchhiked, rode the rails, and busked across Canada — learning music in real time, on real streets, with real stakes. Alcohol became part of that world too. Not glamorous. Just normalized. 

Jon Hamm checked himself into rehab in March 2015, completing a 30-day program just days before the final season of Mad Men premiered. The actor recognized he was struggling with alcohol and entered treatment at Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut. In the years since, Hamm has been refreshingly open about his experience, describing rehab as "just an extended period of talking about yourself" and noting "there's something to be said for pulling yourself out of the grind for a period of time and concentrating on recalibrating the system." Now, nearly a decade later, Hamm says he has found balance again, both in his career and personal life —starring in hits like Fargo, The Morning Show, and Landman, and marrying his Mad Men co-star Anna Osceola in 2023. His journey reminds us that asking for help isn't weakness—it's the beginning of getting better at living.

For anyone struggling, know that help is available: 📞 1-800-662-HELP (SAMHSA Helpline).

David Ireland’s "The Fifth Step" is a play that understands sobriety not as redemption, but as exposure. Set largely within the framework of Alcoholics Anonymous, it resists easy judgment — neither endorsing nor condemning the programme — and instead turns its attention to something more uncomfortable: what happens when flawed people are given moral authority over one another.

David Ireland’s "The Fifth Step" is a play that understands sobriety not as redemption, but as exposure. Set largely within the framework of Alcoholics Anonymous, it resists easy judgment — neither endorsing nor condemning the programme — and instead turns its attention to something more uncomfortable: what happens when flawed people are given moral authority over one another.

Classy Problems is a daily post of thinking in motion by Dan T. Rogers. Each post stands alone as a thought-provoking piece, yet together, they create a puzzle of ideas. They invite you to see things from a different angle, rethink what you thought you knew, and explore what’s beyond your current understanding.