World Sleep Day With Alice Mushrooms: A Month Inside Nightcap
We tried Alice Mushrooms’ Nightcap for 30 days to see whether functional mushrooms could quiet a racing mind and transform a nightly ritual into something worth looking forward to
By: Amanda Albert
In recent years, the “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” mentality has (thankfully) shifted and sleep has become an essential performance metric. We track it, optimize it, negotiate with it and still sometimes wake feeling as though something unfinished lingers at the edge of the bed. Alice Mushrooms approaches this challenge differently. Founded on the belief that food can function as medicine without forfeiting enjoyment, the brand formulates chocolate bites infused with functional mushrooms, nootropics and botanicals designed to support focus, mood, intimacy and rest. For World Sleep Day, we committed to a one-month trial of Nightcap, their evening formula, created to support relaxation and circadian rhythm through ingredients such as reishi, magnesium, L-theanine, zinc and chamomile — all delivered in a square of dark chocolate that feels more artisanal chocolatier than supplement aisle.
A Conversation with Dr. Jess O’Reilly: Modern Intimacy, Desire & Feminine Power
A deep-dive into emotional literacy, relationship dynamics, confidence and how women can cultivate connection without performance pressure with sex and relationship expert
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Intimacy has long been dressed in expectation. For generations, women were handed scripts about desire that prized accommodation over appetite and harmony over honesty. What is shifting now is not simply how we speak about sex, but how we inhabit it.
In this conversation, Dr. Jess O’Reilly invites us to look at intimacy as something cultivated, deeply tied to emotional literacy rather than compliance. What emerges is a recalibration—one that reframes feminine power not as perfection, but presence.
Gothic Gains: Archetype-Aligned Workouts for the Darkly Inclined
From ballet to boxing, discover goth-coded workouts for fitness with flourish (not fluorescent lights
Fitness should not feel like a punishment under harsh gym lighting–it should feel like a wellness ritual, an adventure, even, play! Movement is more than exercise; it’s embodiment, a way to inhabit your archetype fully.
Whether you’re a Vamp seeking strength and control, a Brat craving chaotic bursts of energy or a Dark Academic searching for discipline through form, there’s a workout designed to channel your gothic identity.
Here, we’ve curated archetype-aligned activities that make staying active feel less like a chore and more like living poetry in motion.