A Healthy Shift | The Shift Work Podcast
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.
A Healthy Shift | The Shift Work Podcast
Latest Episodes
[407] - Stop Replacing Shift Workers. Start Asking Why They're Leaving.
Stop Replacing Shift Workers. Start Asking Why They're Leaving.If your organisation is constantly recruiting shift workers to replace the people who are leaving, there may be another question worth asking:Why are they leavi...
[406]- Your host on Radio 3AW (w/special guest Antony - Runway Pickleball) - Talk Back Radio 31-08-2026
I join Tony McManus on 3AW’s Australia Overnight for a lively conversation about the “pub test,” government spending, Victoria’s debt and the pressure facing police, nurses, paramedics and teachers.We also bring the conversation back to ...
[405] - What If Your Shift Work Expert Was Already on Shift?
What If Your Shift Work Expert Was Already on Shift?Who does a shift worker turn to at 2am when they're exhausted, struggling with night shift and wondering how much longer they can keep doing it?Usually, it's the person wo...
[404] - Your Shift Workers Don't Need More Motivation. They Need Understanding.
Your Shift Workers Don't Need More Motivation. They Need Understanding.Are your shift workers really unmotivated, or have they simply never been taught how to work shifts properly?Many 24/7 organisations invest in employee ...
[403] - Why One-Off Shift Work Training Isn't Enough for 24/7 Workforces
Why One-Off Shift Work Training Isn't Enough for 24/7 WorkforcesWhat happens after your workplace shift work training ends?A seminar can create awareness. It can give shift workers those important lightbulb moments where th...
Fan Mail
Roger, Hope this works. I’m terrible at apps and media. Just finished your episode with Code One on resilience. Almost speechless. 🤔👊🏻 Every single topic hit a nerve. I am starting my 34th year of policing (with 8 left). 🤔 I spend the majority of my 'spare time' on shifts trying to create positivity, remove negativity and promote recognition. Excellent discussion that I will share with others. I also intend to reach out to you and Code One. Would love to discuss and share more with you both. Thanks for what you do. It makes a difference and I hope to value add to that. Matt QPS
Australia