Sleep Matters

11/09/2026

Hello spring… hello allergies. 🌼🤧

Spring brings warmer days, longer evenings and plenty of time outdoors — but for those with seasonal allergies, it can also bring sneezing, congestion, itchy eyes and restless nights.

Allergy symptoms don't necessarily stop when you go to bed. Nasal congestion can make breathing less comfortable at night, while coughing, itching and other symptoms can make it harder to settle or contribute to disrupted sleep.

And unfortunately, poor sleep can leave an already sniffly spring day feeling even harder. 😴

If seasonal allergies are affecting your sleep, managing the underlying allergy symptoms may be an important part of getting your nights back on track. Speak with your GP or pharmacist to see what could help.

Here's to brighter days — and hopefully less sneezy nights. 💙

10/09/2026

A simple question can open the door to an important conversation. 💙

This R U OK? Day, take a moment to check in with the people around you. You don’t need to have all the answers. Sometimes, simply asking, listening and giving someone the space to talk can make a difference.

And remember, you don’t have to wait for R U OK? Day to ask.

Ask R U OK? Any day.

08/09/2026

Join us for a free Sleep Matters workshop for seniors 55+, exploring sleep, common sleep myths, and practical ways to support a better night’s rest. 🌙

📅 Friday 11 September | 10am–11:30am
📍 Addie Mills Centre . City of Gosnells

Bookings are essential — see the details above to secure your place.

07/09/2026

Women’s sleep can change significantly across different stages of life, from menstrual cycles, pregnancy, and child rearing through to perimenopause and menopause. 💙

Hormonal changes are one part of the picture, but stress, caring responsibilities, work, physical health and everyday routines can all influence how well we sleep too.

This Women’s Health Week, we’re putting sleep into the conversation alongside the other things that support our wellbeing: fuel, move, rest, breathe and connect.

To take care of your sleep, start with one manageable habit: one surprisingly helpful sleep habit is to get up at roughly the same time each morning. A reasonably consistent rising time helps support your body clock and can make sleep more predictable over time.

Sleep is part of women’s health at every age.

If sleep difficulties are persistent or affecting your wellbeing, consider seeking support from your GP or a health professional with expertise in sleep.

06/09/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandads, father figures and caregivers out there. 💙

We hope your Sunday includes a little time to slow down, spend time with the people who matter and, if you’re lucky, sneak in a nap after story time. 😴📖

Happy Father’s Day from the Sleep Matters team!

31/08/2026

28/08/2026

Sleep is one of those things that often gets harder the more we try to make it happen. 😴

When sleep isn’t coming, it’s natural to start trying harder to still the mind, relax the body, and fall asleep. But that pressure can actually increase frustration and alertness, making sleep feel even further away.

Much like a finger trap, sometimes the way forward isn’t to pull harder — it’s to ease the struggle.

Sleep is a biological process, not a task to complete. Learning to take some of the pressure off sleep is an important part of evidence-based treatment for insomnia. 💙

26/08/2026

We’re looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join the team at Jeffery & Ree Clinical Psychologists.

This is an opportunity to do rewarding, high-quality clinical work within a warm and collegial private practice, with excellent administrative support, strong peer supervision and flexibility in how you work.

For clinicians with an interest in sleep, there is also the opportunity to develop advanced skills in behavioural sleep medicine through Sleep Matters, with structured training, supervision and access to an established referral base for insomnia and other sleep disorders.

The role would suit a clinician looking to work around 2–4 days per week, in either a contractor or employee capacity, with scope to shape their caseload around their interests and strengths.

We’re particularly interested in hearing from clinicians who value clinical excellence, autonomy, ongoing development and being part of a thoughtful, supportive team.

The role offers strong private-practice earning potential, flexible work options and the chance to be part of a practice with a well-established behavioural sleep medicine focus.

If this sounds like a good fit, or you’d simply like to have a confidential conversation about the role, we’d love to hear from you.

https://au.seek.com/job/94149458?ref=search-standalone&type=promoted&origin=showNewTab =d2e8aa737cc07d9fa40eb98bcf2d102605ba668f

26/08/2026

A sleep diary (aka sleep log) gives us far more than a record of bedtimes.

It helps us build a baseline understanding of your sleep, including patterns related to insomnia, body clock timing, sleep habits, mood, and stress.

But this is not about putting you in a box.

A sleep diary helps us understand your individual pattern, so we can design care that is personalised, practical, and responsive to what is actually happening in your life.

At Sleep Matters, clients can now choose between using the Sleep Matters Sleep Log App or sticking with pencil and paper. Either option is fine. The best sleep diary is the one you’ll actually use.

24/08/2026

📚 It’s Book Week!

We asked some of our Sleep Matters clinicians to share a book from their bookshelf — and there’s a bit of variety in their choices. 👀

From books we recommend to clients, to those that have shaped our knowledge and practice, and the ones we simply enjoy reading for leisure, there’s more than one reason a book earns a spot on the shelf.

There’s also a special inclusion in the mix — the sleep book featured includes a chapter contributed to by our own Dr Melissa Ree and Professor Flavie Waters. 💙

Now we want to know: what's your favourite book? 📖