Can’t Sleep? Try These 5 Science-Backed Brain Hacks Tonight

You’re exhausted… but wide awake. You climb into bed, ready to finally unwind. You’ve ticked off your to-do list, brushed your teeth, maybe even scrolled for a bit thinking it might help you “switch off.”

But instead of sleep, your brain launches into an unsolicited TED Talk.

Thoughts about tomorrow’s meeting, that awkward thing you said at lunch, or the 103 things still left on your mental checklist come flooding in. You check the clock. 11:13pm. Then 12:07. Then 1:42.

Sound familiar?

If you’re anything like the high-performing humans I work with—driven, switched-on, and often spinning plates in both hands—it’s not that you don’t want to sleep. It’s that your brain doesn’t know how to stop.

We live in a world that rewards hustle and hyper-stimulation. But the cost? Our sleep.And when sleep suffers, everything else follows: energy, decision-making, emotional resilience, even your immune system and metabolism.

The good news?

You don’t need to overhaul your entire life or try every wellness trend on the internet to get your brain back on your side.

Sometimes, just a few clever shifts in your brain’s environment—the right cues, the right signals—can make all the difference.

That’s where these come in.

5 Science-Backed Brain Hacks to Get to Sleep

• Legs Up the Wall

• Hug Someone You Love

• Talk Your Body to Sleep

• Try the 4-7-8 Breath

• Gentle Eye Rolling

  
  

Each of these techniques taps directly into how your brain and nervous system naturally work. No gimmicks. No supplements. Just neuroscience and practical shifts that help your body remember how to rest.

Want to try them tonight?

Get the Free Guide: 5 Science-Backed Brain Hacks to Get to Sleep

I’ve packaged up these hacks into a beautiful, easy-to-use PDF that you can keep on your bedside table, fridge, or even travel with.

This isn’t about adding more to your plate—it’s about helping your brain do what it was designed to do, so you can wake up clear, calm, and in control.

Click here to download your free sleep guide now 

Because when you sleep well, everything else gets easier.

Your focus sharpens. Your creativity flows. Your emotions stabilise.

And that version of you?

Unstoppable.