Sleep well

Discover your sleep type

Australia’s leading sleep expert, Olivia Arezzolo, has a new way to think about sleep. Her methodology understands that we are all different and puts forward the idea that understanding your sleep profile (bear, lion or wolf) is key to optimising your sleep, energy and routine. Pick up her new book for a fascinating exploration of the topic, and lots of helpful and science-backed advice.

If you’re a bear… You rise with the sun, wind down in the evening and tend to dip after lunch. If you struggle to fall asleep, stay asleep or find yourself exhausted during the day, you are a bear.

If you’re a lion… You are an early riser, furiously working in the morning, tailing off after midday and going to bed just as the wolves are coming out to play.

If you’re a wolf… You get up late and are more energetic at night. ‘Bear, Lion Or Wolf: How Understanding Your Sleep Type Could Change Your Life’ by Olivia Arezzolo (Bonnier, £12.99) is out 3 February