{"id":3328,"date":"2026-03-24T12:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:32:50","slug":"why-sleep-matters-and-how-to-improve-it-by-madelyn-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/2026\/why-sleep-matters-and-how-to-improve-it-by-madelyn-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Sleep Matters and How to Improve It By Madelyn Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl 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