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A Healthy Shift | The Shift Work Podcast

Author: Roger Sutherland | Founder, A Healthy Shift | Night Shift & Sleep Specialist | Shift Work Educator

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It doesn't have to be this way.


Welcome to A Healthy Shift | The Shift Work Podcast, the podcast helping shift workers thrive while changing how organisations think about people working in 24/7 environments.


Hosted by Roger Sutherland, Australia's Night Shift & Sleep Specialist, this is where evidence meets lived experience.

After more than 40 years of working rotating shifts with Victoria Police, followed by years studying nutrition, circadian biology, chrononutrition, sleep, human performance and women's health, Roger is on a mission to challenge the belief that fatigue, poor sleep, burnout and declining health are simply part of working shifts.


Because they don't have to be.


Whether you're a nurse, paramedic, police officer, firefighter, doctor, aged care worker, manufacturing employee, FIFO worker, miner, pilot, flight attendant, truck driver, dispatcher, or anyone working outside the traditional 9-to-5, this podcast will give you practical, evidence-based strategies to help you sleep better, improve your energy, optimise your health and perform at your best.


If you're a leader, manager, People & Culture professional, WHS specialist, or responsible for leading a 24/7 workforce, you'll discover a different way of thinking about shift work—one that focuses on building shift work capability from within through education, leadership and practical systems that create healthier people, stronger teams and higher-performing organisations.


Each episode explores topics including:

• Shift work
 • Night shift
 • Sleep after night shift
 • Circadian rhythm
 • Fatigue management
 • Shift worker health
 • Nutrition for shift workers
 • Chrononutrition
 • Recovery and resilience
 • Women's health and shift work
 • Leadership in 24/7 organisations
 • Human performance
 • Workplace wellbeing
 • Fatigue risk management
 • Building healthier, safer and higher-performing workplaces


This isn't another podcast offering generic health tips.

It's a podcast about changing the future of shift work.

Because healthier people create stronger teams.

Stronger teams build better organisations.

And it all starts by understanding how to work with biology, not against it.


It doesn't have to be this way.

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[427] – Shift Work Stress: When Did You Last Take a Moment for Yourself

[427] – Shift Work Stress: When Did You Last Take a Moment for Yourself

2026-11-0813:15

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Managing shift work stress isn't easy when you're constantly looking after other people. But when was the last time you stopped during a busy shift to check how you're actually feeling? For nurses, police officers, paramedics, emergency dispatchers and other shift workers, demanding workloads and unpredictable situations can mean moving from one stressful task to another without much opportunity to recover. In this episode of A Healthy Shift, I draw on m...
[426] – Dead Tired, But Wide Awake? Why Shift Workers Can't Switch Off

[426] – Dead Tired, But Wide Awake? Why Shift Workers Can't Switch Off

2026-11-0522:43

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 You've just finished a long, demanding shift. You're absolutely exhausted, all you want to do is get home and sleep, but the moment your head hits the pillow, your mind decides it's time to wake up. Sound familiar? In this episode of A Healthy Shift, I explore why so many shift workers struggle to switch off after work, even when they're desperate for sleep. Drawing on my 40 years of shift work experience, we look at how stress, circadian timing, light e...
[425] – You're There for Everyone Else, But Who's Looking After You?

[425] – You're There for Everyone Else, But Who's Looking After You?

2026-11-0124:39

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 You spend your working hours looking after other people, then come home to family, household responsibilities and everything else life throws at you. But somewhere along the way, when did you stop making time for yourself? In this episode of A Healthy Shift, I explore something I see regularly among shift workers. People who are incredibly good at caring for everyone around them but have gradually pushed their own health, sleep, recovery and enjoyment of...
[424] – The Hidden Freedom of Shift Work | Why Monday to Friday Isn't for Everyone

[424] – The Hidden Freedom of Shift Work | Why Monday to Friday Isn't for Everyone

2026-10-2925:43

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Who decided that Saturday and Sunday had to be the best days of the week? After more than 40 years of shift work, one of the things I genuinely loved was the freedom of having time off when everyone else was working. In this episode of A Healthy Shift, I'm continuing our positive shift work series by exploring the benefits of weekday time off, quieter gyms, uncrowded shops, family opportunities and having time for yourself before heading to work. Of cour...
[423]- Your host on Radio 3AW - Talk Back Radio 26-10-2026

[423]- Your host on Radio 3AW - Talk Back Radio 26-10-2026

2026-10-2536:59

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 In this morning's chat with Tony McManus on 3AW Australia Overnight, we took a lighter look at shift work and some of the benefits that often get overlooked. From quieter roads and fewer bosses to the friendships and funny moments that make night shift memorable, listeners shared what they love about working outside the usual 9 to 5. We also talked about the importance of consistent sleep routines, my recent trip to beautiful Port Fairy, and my November ...
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