Sleep
Sleep and queer life don't always coexist gracefully. Whether anxiety keeps you up, dysphoria affects your rest, or you're navigating sleep alongside other mental health challenges, Kalda's clinical writing on sleep meets you where you are.
Sleep paralysis: what it is and what to do
Sleep paralysis is a brief, frightening experience of being awake but unable to move. It's harmless, surprisingly common, and there are things that help reduce how often it happens.
SleepHow sleep and depression interact
Sleep problems and depression reinforce each other in a loop that's hard to break with willpower. The clinical relationship, why it matters, and how to address both.
SleepAnxious thoughts at 3am: a survival guide
Middle-of-the-night anxiety hits differently. Why it happens, what to do in the moment, and what to do tomorrow to make it less likely to happen again.
SleepDoes sleep meditation work?
Sleep meditation has solid evidence for helping people fall asleep faster and improving sleep quality. What kinds work, when to use them, and what they can't do.
SleepSleep hygiene that actually works
Sleep hygiene is over-marketed and under-explained. The evidence-based fundamentals that actually shift sleep quality, in order of impact.
SleepWhat is good sleep, anyway?
Good sleep isn't 8 hours every night. It's the right combination of duration, quality, timing, and consistency for your body. What the science actually says.
SleepQueer sleep: how minority stress affects rest
Queer people sleep worse on average, and minority stress is one of the biggest reasons. How chronic vigilance disrupts sleep architecture, and what helps.
SleepHow to fall asleep when your mind is racing
When your brain switches on at bedtime, the problem usually isn't sleep, it's nervous-system activation. Four practical techniques that actually work to slow a racing mind.
SleepSleep and gender dysphoria
Gender dysphoria affects sleep in specific, often unspoken ways: discomfort with the body, distress around bedtime routines, binding, hormonal shifts. What is happening, and what helps.
SleepWhy can't I sleep? A queer-affirming guide to insomnia
Insomnia is rarely just about sleep. For queer people, anxiety, hypervigilance, and minority stress often disrupt rest. What is actually keeping you awake, and what helps.