100 episodes

When it comes to shift work struggles – there are many! From chronic fatigue and tiredness to sleep-deprivation, having no energy to exercise, weight fluctuations, a depleted immune system, digestive complaints, nervous system dysregulation and a disrupted family and social life. It’s certainly not easy working 24/7 and you’re not alone in feeling this way.



In this podcast, Audra speaks with experts on sleep, nutrition, weight management, stress relief and a realm of other topics relevant to shift work health. Audra also interviews current and former shift workers from an array of different industries and occupations, who are essentially the real experts behind working 24/7. This fun, informative and engaging podcast will leave you feeling motivated and inspired, and that you’re not alone in feeling like some kind of weird, nocturnal animal stuck in a wheel going round and round in circles.

The Healthy Shift Worker The Wellness Couch

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.6 • 34 Ratings

When it comes to shift work struggles – there are many! From chronic fatigue and tiredness to sleep-deprivation, having no energy to exercise, weight fluctuations, a depleted immune system, digestive complaints, nervous system dysregulation and a disrupted family and social life. It’s certainly not easy working 24/7 and you’re not alone in feeling this way.



In this podcast, Audra speaks with experts on sleep, nutrition, weight management, stress relief and a realm of other topics relevant to shift work health. Audra also interviews current and former shift workers from an array of different industries and occupations, who are essentially the real experts behind working 24/7. This fun, informative and engaging podcast will leave you feeling motivated and inspired, and that you’re not alone in feeling like some kind of weird, nocturnal animal stuck in a wheel going round and round in circles.

    HSW 115 - Exploring Energy Medicine with Dr Niikee Schoendorfer

    HSW 115 - Exploring Energy Medicine with Dr Niikee Schoendorfer

    A fascinating discussion with Naturopathic & Traditional Medicine Clinician, Educator, Research Scientist and University Academic, Dr Nicky Schoendofer on the topic of Energy Medicine.Some of the things discussed include:- How creating balance and harmony in the body's energy can help in the prevention and reversal of disease.- How our emotions can manifest into physical illnesses.- Why addressing the underlying causes of physical ailments is crucial for healing.- How the power of belief and placebo effect can create positive outcomes, and much much more.
    To watch the episode on YouTube CLICK HERE.To follow Dr Niikee, visit:https://www.drniikee.com/To learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit:https://healthyshiftworker.com/Buy The Bookhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/too-tired-to-cook-book/Join The Healthy Shift Worker Clubhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/the-healthy-shift-worker-club/

    • 44 min
    HSW 114 - Vagus Nerve Dysfunction in Shift Workers with Emrys Goldsworthy

    HSW 114 - Vagus Nerve Dysfunction in Shift Workers with Emrys Goldsworthy

    In today's episode I'm joined by educator, clinician, Myotherapy & Musculosketal Therapist Emerys Goldsworthy as we dive deep around the topic of the vagus nerve and it's role in regulating the nervous system.We discuss how shift workers - as a result of disrupted sleep and circadian patterns, can experience vagus nerve dysfunction which can present as a myriad of symptoms such as fatigue and gut complaints.To watch the episode on YouTube CLICK HERE.
    To learn more about Emrys, including his new book, The Vagus Nerve - Unleashing The Body's Secret Weapon Against Disease, visit:https://www.emrysgoldsworthy.com.au/To follow Emrys on Facebook, visit:https://www.facebook.com/emrysgoldsworthyTo learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit:https://healthyshiftworker.com/Buy The Bookhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/too-tired-to-cook-book/Join The Healthy Shift Worker Clubhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/the-healthy-shift-worker-club/

    • 1 hr
    HSW 113 - Low Tox Life & Hormonal Health with Alexx Stuart

    HSW 113 - Low Tox Life & Hormonal Health with Alexx Stuart

    Shift work causes havoc on our health in a number of ways, but there other factors which can play a role.
    In this episode, Alex Stewart from Low Tox Life discusses the impact of toxins in our food, personal care products, and environment on our hormones and health.
    She emphasizes the importance of making informed choices and reducing our toxic load.
    Alex provides practical strategies for choosing safer personal care products, reading labels, and cooking nutritious meals. She also highlights the significance of creating a safe environment, particularly in workplaces, to protect our health. To learn more about Alexx and Low Tox Life, visit:https://www.lowtoxlife.com/
    To follow Alexx on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lowtoxlife
    To learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit:https://healthyshiftworker.com/
    Buy The Bookhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/too-tired-to-cook-book/
    Join The Healthy Shift Worker Club
    https://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/the-healthy-shift-worker-club/

    • 50 min
    HSW 112 - The Lost Wisdom of Heliotherapy with Zaid Dahhaj

    HSW 112 - The Lost Wisdom of Heliotherapy with Zaid Dahhaj

    Did you know sunlight therapy, also referred to as heliotherapy, was used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by dermatologists and ophthalmologists as a therapy to heal many conditions?
    In fact, the healing properties of sunlight was even embraced in hospital settings as patients were moved outside in the sun, in lieu of being left indoors under artificial light.Hard to imagine here in Australia (and in many countries around the world), as sun is often demonised as the number one cause of skin cancer.  But could the experts have it wrong?In this episode I talk with Zaid Dahhaj, a men's health coach based in Southern California that has extensive knowledge on circadian biology, share research that totally debunks this theory, and how sensible sun exposure is actually essential in order to prevent the majority of chronic diseases that we see today.
    To learn more about Zaid, visit:https://www.zaidkdahhaj.com/To read Zaid's article titled - The Lost Wisdom of Heliotherapy, visit:https://zaidkdahhaj.substack.com/p/the-lost-wisdom-of-heliotherapy
    To learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit:https://healthyshiftworker.com/
    Buy The Bookhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/too-tired-to-cook-book/
    Join The Healthy Shift Worker Club
    https://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/the-healthy-shift-worker-club/

    • 46 min
    HSW 111 - Circadian Health, Light & Night Shift with Dr Max Gulhane

    HSW 111 - Circadian Health, Light & Night Shift with Dr Max Gulhane

    A great conversation with medical doctor, GP Registrar and decentralized health educator Dr Max Gulhane around the topic of preventative health care and why we need to be adding additional strategies to the sleep-nutrition-exercise equation when it comes to optimising our health.
    Having spent time working in the emergency department in hospitals around Australia, Max was able to experience first-hand the negative effects of working through the night and into the early hours of morning whilst on night shift.
    This led him down the path of learning more about circadian biology and how he could incorporate circadian health strategies to help reduce some of the deleterious effects he was feeling as a result of working through the night. 
    To learn more about Dr Max Gulhane, visit:https://www.drmaxgulhane.com/
    To see Dr Max speak at the REGENERATE SUMMIT on April 21st in MELBOURNE, Australia, visit:https://regenerateaus.com/
    To learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit:https://healthyshiftworker.com/
    Buy The Bookhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/too-tired-to-cook-book/
    Join The Healthy Shift Worker Club
    https://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/the-healthy-shift-worker-club/

    • 48 min
    HSW 110 - Time Restricted Eating For Shift Workers with Dr Emily Manoogian

    HSW 110 - Time Restricted Eating For Shift Workers with Dr Emily Manoogian

    In this podcast we talk to Dr Emily Manoogian, a postdoctoral researcher and chronobiologist from the Salk Institute in San Diego, California, as she shares research on how time restricted eating (TRE) improved the health of firefighters.Results from this randomised controlled trial, titled The Healthy Hero's Study, is the first of it's kind as it involved real-life shift workers in their workplace setting as opposed to being a laboratory.In this interview we discuss:- Why shift workers are normally excluded from research studies- The time-frame and schedule of the time-restricted eating?- Did participants get hungry whilst fasting during the night?- Did cardiometabolic health parameters improve?- Why eating at night isn't optimal- When is the ideal time to eat on early shift- Why it's best to avoid the donuts whilst on shift!
    To read The Healthy Hero's study in full;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9536325/The circadian clock App - https://mycircadianclock.org/
    To learn more about Audra's work, or to get in contact, visit:https://healthyshiftworker.com/
    Buy The Bookhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/too-tired-to-cook-book/
    The Healthy Shift Worker Club
    https://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/the-healthy-shift-worker-club/
    Individual Consultationshttps://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/individual-consultations/
    Online Programhttps://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/21-day-kickstart-program/
    Workplace Wellness
    https://healthyshiftworker.com/the-healthy-shift-worker-services/workplace-wellness/

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

LizzyWilliamson ,

Such good advice!

Love how relevant and actionable the advice is on this podcast.

NikNik1972 ,

Love this Podcast

Thanks Audra for a great Podcast. I love listening to your Podcast & learning some neat tricks that I have been able to put into practice & really works. I have learned so much.

LyndaGriparic ,

Audra is an absolute legend

I love Audra's approach, wisdom, the quality of her carefully selected guests and her humour. She is an absolute pioneer in the Shift Working | Sleep space and I can not wait to hear more... Thanks Audra. Your a legend

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