Long COVID

For many people, COVID-19 isn't just about the acute illness. Once the acute symptoms have settled they are left with ongoing fatigue and a range of other symptoms. To understand long COVID and what can be done to help manage symptoms, we speak with Nathan Butler (exercise physiologist) of Active H…

Daylight Saving Time

With daylight saving time ending this weekend in Australia, is it time to re-consider daylight saving? Prof Till Roenneberg discusses the pros and cons of daylight saving time.

World Sleep Day

Dr Moira Junge, CEO of the Sleep Health Foundation talks about World Sleep Day and promoting healthy sleep. This year's theme for World Sleep Day is 'Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World'. Tap in to the power of sleep for maintaining good mental health, and help promote quality sleep amongst your…

Borderline Personality Disorder

Sleep problems are a common symptom for people with borderline personality disorder. Symptoms include insomnia, excessive sleepiness and fatigue, vivid and distressing dreams. To better understand borderline personality disorder, how it impacts sleep and treatment approaches, we spoke with Ass Prof…

Social Factors and Sleep

Sleeping well requires more than just laying down at night. Many broader factors impact on sleep such as working hours, the neighbourhood we live in, financial and family stability, race and gender. To better understand the interaction between social factors we spoke with Assoc Prof Dustin Duncan, …

Perfectionism

People who have perfectionistic behaviours are at higher risk of developing sleep problems. Why is this the case and what can be done about it? To understand all about perfectionism and it's relationship with sleep we spoke with Dr Jennifer Kemp, Clinical Psychologist, trainer and author of ACT Wor…

Lucid Dreaming

Lucid dreaming has come in to popular culture in recent years, and may provide a way of managing nightmares and distressing dreams in the future. What is lucid dreaming? Can people make themselves lucid dream? What insights can be gained from lucid dreaming research? To understand all about lucid d…

Burnout

Are you constantly exhausted? Do you find it hard to concentrate and take in what you read? Do you have symptoms of poor sleep? You may have burnout. To understand what burnout is and what can be done to manage and prevent it we spoke to Prof Gordon Parker of the Black Dog Institute and University …

Sleep and Suicide

Suicide is the leading cause of death in young people in Australia and the largest cause of productive life years lost. To understand how we can prevent suicide and links with sleep we spoke to Prof Ian Hickie of the Brain and Mind Centre at University of Sydney. Ian is also a co-host of the Mindin…

Lighting

How does lighting impact on sleep and health? Is it really a big deal? To understand the interaction between lighting, sleep and health we spoke to Assoc Prof Sean Cain, a leading expert in lighting research, from Monash University. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sle…