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
[394] - If You Only Change 4 Things as a Shift Worker, Make Them These
If You Only Change 4 Things as a Shift Worker, Make Them TheseIf you're working night shift, rotating rosters or long hours and constantly feeling exhausted, this episode is for you.There is no shortage of advice for shift ...
[393] - Shift Work Fatigue: Why Most Organisations Get Shift Work Wrong (And How to Fix It)
Shift Work Fatigue: Why Most Organisations Get Shift Work Wrong (And How to Fix It)Episode 393 | A Healthy Shift PodcastFor decades we've accepted fatigue, poor sleep, burnout and declining health as simply part of...
[392] - Why Do I Wake Up After 4 Hours of Sleep After Night Shift?
Why do you wake up after only three or four hours of sleep after night shift, even when you’re completely exhausted?It’s one of the most frustrating problems night shift workers face.In this episode, Night Shift & Sleep Specia...
[391]- Your host on Radio 3AW - Talk Back Radio 20-07-2026
We pull apart the seductive idea of permanent daylight saving and explain why the first light of the morning is a non-negotiable part of healthy sleep and mood. Then we shift to the hidden crisis in 24/7 workplaces: shift workers are still expe...
[390] - What Should You Eat on Night Shift? The Best Way to Eat When Working Nights
What should you eat on night shift, and when should you eat when working nights?If you struggle with bloating, digestive problems, weight gain, low energy or cravings during night shift, the timing of your food may be part of the problem...
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