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23/08/2026

Your shift workers attended the training. They found it valuable.

But three months later, what has actually changed?

Workforce education matters. But if the knowledge and momentum disappear when the educator leaves, the organisation hasn’t built internal capability.

That’s the gap I explore in Episode [403] of A Healthy Shift Podcast, including why it led me to create Shift Work Champions™.

If you’re responsible for a 24/7 workforce, this episode may change how you think about shift work education and what needs to happen after the training ends.

Comment “Podcast” and I’ll send you the link to the show

Does your mattress really make a difference?If you’re spending almost 3,000hrs a year on it, it really needs to be somet...
21/08/2026

Does your mattress really make a difference?

If you’re spending almost 3,000hrs a year on it, it really needs to be something else.

All I hear from shift workers is how bad their sleep is. It's the Number 1 subject I get asked about weekly. One of the first questions I ask them about is their environment.

Dark? Yep
Quiet? Yep
Mattress? Yep
Yeah, but when did you last update it?....Ummmm

Data from a serving VicPol officer shows just how significant the difference can be if you have the right mattress for your body.

Are you in Melbourne or surrounds?
Yes?
Sean and his team at will literally scan you lying on a mattress and then match you to the absolute best mattress and configuration for the perfect sleep for YOUR body. You and your partner can even have different configurations on each side.
How good is that?

Want to learn more about the incredible Ergolife Mattress?
Comment “Bed” and I’ll send you a link to learn more.
(You’ll get a pleasant surprise at checkout too)

Go and have a chat with Sean and tell him A Healthy Shift sent you

This new research raises an important question for every organisation employing a 24/7 workforce:Does one shift work tra...
19/08/2026

This new research raises an important question for every organisation employing a 24/7 workforce:
Does one shift work training session really create lasting change?

It’s an important question because if an organisation is going to invest in shift work education, surely the goal should be to create something sustainable.

This systematic review found that structured programs lasting at least three months showed the most promise, particularly when education included reinforcement, interaction and ongoing assessment. Shorter, less intensive approaches, including single lectures, showed limited effects.

The evidence is still preliminary, but the message is worth paying attention to.

Giving shift workers information is one thing. Building sustainable shift work capability inside the workplace is another.

That’s a big part of the thinking behind Shift Work Champions™.

Do you agree that one training session simply doesn’t stick?

Tell me below. And if you’d like to learn more about the Shift Work Champions™ framework, comment “CHAMPIONS” and I’ll send you the details.

19/08/2026

Creatine for night shift?

New research suggests creatine monohydrate may help reduce some cognitive decline during sleep deprivation.

But the research was NOT conducted in shift workers, so there’s an important conversation to be had before we get carried away.

I’ve broken down what the science shows and what it doesn’t.

PMID: 42075005

Comment “CREATINE”, and I’ll send you the full article.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗜'𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂.Sleep“I'm not a good sleeper” 🙄No s**t, look at the data yo...
18/08/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗜'𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

Sleep

“I'm not a good sleeper” 🙄

No s**t, look at the data you are feeding into your body daily.

Your body is just responding in the only way it knows how.

It's as confused AF.

How can you expect good sleep with your current behaviours?

So, if you don't want it, I'm coming for it, because I value and love it.

Now swipe through and add up what it would cost you to change these behaviours.

Here, I'll help you… $0.00

17/08/2026

𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

It builds up slowly with a combination of,

Poor Sleep
Constant Fatigue
Emotional Exhaustion
Disconnection
Reduced Patience
Brain Fog

And eventually people can no longer function at their best

So many workplaces are missing the signs, and that is costing you more than you realise.

I know this world so well; I worked it with Victoria Police for over 40 years.

You can't just put a flyer on the Wellbeing Wall to tick a box anymore.

We must do more.

I now help organisations to better understand the cost of fatigue and how to turn this around.

When you protect worker wellbeing from within, it actually protects organisation performance.

That just makes sense, and we need to act now.

You need Shift Work Champions™ to build shift work capability from within.

Comment “Champions” now and I’ll send you a link to learn more

Forward this to your manager or HR department.

Healthier Workplaces start with a conversation

Today, on International Neonatal Nurses’ Day, we acknowledge you.We see these legends, our neonatal nurses, walking into...
14/08/2026

Today, on International Neonatal Nurses’ Day, we acknowledge you.

We see these legends, our neonatal nurses, walking into another night shift to care for the tiniest and most vulnerable little humans.

We see the skill it takes to notice the smallest change. The calm you bring when parents are absolutely beside themself. The reassurance you give families during days and nights they will never forget. We thank you

And we all want to acknowledge and thank the human behind the uniform too.
The nurse working through the night, sacrificing their own health, while managing their own fatigue. The missed family time, disrupted sleep and days spent recovering. The emotional weight you sometimes carry home after caring so deeply for someone else’s baby.

You are incredible

For many families, you will forever be part of the story of how their little one made it home.

To every neonatal nurse working around the clock, thank you for what you do when the rest of us are sleeping.

Today, we see you.

Today, we thank you


babynurse

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲?It's a fair question.Because there are plenty of people talking about shift work who have ne...
14/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲?

It's a fair question.

Because there are plenty of people talking about shift work who have never actually lived it.

I have.

For more than 40 years I worked 24/7 shift work on the frontline with Victoria Police. I know what it's like to finish a night shift exhausted, struggle to sleep during the day, miss birthdays, family events and Christmas mornings, and wonder if feeling permanently tired is simply part of the job.

For years, I accepted that it was.

Then I started asking a different question.

"What if it doesn't have to be this way?"

That question changed the direction of my life.

I immersed myself in the science of circadian biology, sleep, chrononutrition, human performance and womeans health, determined to understand why shift work affects us, especially females, the way it does. What I discovered was surprisingly simple.

Shift workers aren't broken.

Our biology is simply responding to the signals we're giving it.

When you understand those signals and learn how to work with them instead of against them, everything starts to change.

Today, I combine more than 40 years of lived shift work experience with evidence-based education to help shift workers sleep better, feel better and build healthier lives around their roster.

I also work with organisations that operate 24/7, helping them build healthier, safer and higher-performing workforces through workforce education and Shift Work Champions™.
Everything I teach has one goal.

To help you understand your body in a way that finally makes sense.

“Because it doesn't have to be this way.”

If you're ready to build a healthier life around shift work, you're in the right place. Follow along, because we're only just getting started.

Once the educator leaves the room, what then?Everyone just goes back to shift work and life?The education was delivered ...
13/08/2026

Once the educator leaves the room, what then?

Everyone just goes back to shift work and life?

The education was delivered but then nothing.

I have been doing a lot of self reflection on this and this is a real problem.

Where is the sustainability?

We need to build long-term shift work capability within.

This is why I built the Shift Work Champions™ Framework

This is how it looks

I educate your workforce in the basics with a pragmatic approach built on 40 years of lived experience and up-to-date evidence-based strategies.

Now for the best bit that just makes sense

You select people from within, and I “Champion” them over an 8 week period with 1 to 1 coaching.

Your staff then have Champions on shift, in real time, guiding and supporting your workforce, forever.

24/7

To learn more about the Shift Work Champions Framework, comment “Champions” below and I’ll send you a link

13/08/2026

𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦

I will die on this hill

The Infradian rhythm counts heavily on a synchronised Circadian Rhythm and night shift creates biological chaos for our female night shift workers.

Understanding how to work with this is the key and thats how I help.

Share this with a fellow female night shift worker and follow on for more.

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