The Healthy Shift Worker

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The Healthy Shift Worker episodes

October 19, 2017 Financial Stress with John Hutchison
This week we change tack a little and chat about a completely different topic, but one which can have a profound impact on our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, and that’s financial stress. Given 1 in 3 Australians are spending more than they earn, over time, this can inadvertently add to the physical and emotional Listen In
24 min
October 03, 2017 HSW 45: Shift Work Cognition with Emily Breese
Do you struggle with poor memory? Perhaps you leave sticky notes everywhere as a reminder so that you don’t forget things? Well if you work shift work, chances are you answered “yes” to that question and have experienced bouts of ‘forgetfulness’ thanks to your sleep deprived lifestyle. In this episode I chat with Emily Breese, Listen In
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30 min
October 03, 2017 HSW 45: Shift Work Cognition with Emily Breese
Do you struggle with poor memory? Perhaps you leave sticky notes everywhere as a reminder so that you don’t forget things? Well if you work shift work, chances are you answered “yes” to that question and have experienced bouts of ‘forgetfulness’ thanks to your sleep deprived lifestyle. In this episode I chat with Emily Breese, Listen In
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30 min
September 19, 2017 HSW 44: Happy Nurses & Midwives with Carmen Barry.
Are you a nurse or midwife? If so, then you’re going to love this episode as I had the pleasure of chatting with Carmen Barry, a nurse based at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne who has been involved in the rollout of a pilot program called ‘Happy People’. The Happy People program is an Listen In
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30 min
September 19, 2017 HSW 44: Happy Nurses & Midwives with Carmen Barry.
Are you a nurse or midwife? If so, then you’re going to love this episode as I had the pleasure of chatting with Carmen Barry, a nurse based at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne who has been involved in the rollout of a pilot program called ‘Happy People’. The Happy People program is an Listen In
30 min
September 06, 2017 HSW 43: Happy People Pilot Program with Sharon Richens.
Happy People Program? How good does that sound?! Considering a happy workforce is always going to be way more productive when morale is high, and staff are feeling well, my first impression when I heard about this program is that it sounds too good to be true! Just to put things into context, when I Listen In
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43 min
September 06, 2017 HSW 43: Happy People Pilot Program with Sharon Richens.
Happy People Program? How good does that sound?! Considering a happy workforce is always going to be way more productive when morale is high, and staff are feeling well, my first impression when I heard about this program is that it sounds too good to be true! Just to put things into context, when I Listen In
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43 min
August 22, 2017 HSW 42: Fertility, Stress and Sleep with Dr Nat Kringoudis
Sleep deprivation undeniably plays havoc on our hormones, so today’s show is all about how shift work, or more specifically how sleep deprivation affects the function of our reproductive hormones. Dr. Nat Kringoudis is a doctor of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist, Author, Speaker and all-round natural fertility expert based in Melbourne, Australia and discusses why sleep deprivation is essentially a form of stress Listen In
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45 min
August 22, 2017 HSW 42: Fertility, Stress and Sleep with Dr Nat Kringoudis
Sleep deprivation undeniably plays havoc on our hormones, so today’s show is all about how shift work, or more specifically how sleep deprivation affects the function of our reproductive hormones. Dr. Nat Kringoudis is a doctor of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist, Author, Speaker and all-round natural fertility expert based in Melbourne, Australia and discusses why sleep deprivation is essentially a form of stress Listen In
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45 min
August 08, 2017 HSW 41: Social Media, Blue Light and Sleep.
This week’s episode is all about things that can disrupt our sleep which is not great when you’re already running on a deficit thanks to a sleep-disrupted lifestyle, and include social media and blue-light. Whilst as a Nutritionist, a lot of my clinical focus when working with my patients is around food, nutrition and supplementation, Listen In
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18 min

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