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.

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[335] - Part 2 - What Happens to Police Officers After the Job Stops Caring

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 There is a persistent myth that officers leave because they cannot cope. In this episode, I challenge that belief and explain why it is culture, not character, ...

18 Tammi 11min

[334] - Part 1 -The Cost of Silence in Policing How Speaking Up Ends Careers

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Silence in the workplace is often mistaken for professionalism or resilience, but in my experience, it’s one of the biggest drivers of burnout, resignations, an...

15 Tammi 15min

[333] - If You Work 2 Days 2 Nights 4 Off — This is for you

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 We break down how to live inside a two days, two nights, four off roster so you feel human again. I share a practical plan for swing days, night shifts, and the...

11 Tammi 25min

[332] - Why Daytime Sleep Never Works And How to Fix It

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 We unpack why day sleep so often fails for shift workers and how to align rest with biology instead of willpower. Practical rules cover darkness, cooling, expec...

8 Tammi 14min

[331] - She's a Nurse Working Nights and Then Came the Diagnosis

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 A raw look at how artificial light at night raises cancer risk for shift workers, told through the story of a veteran nurse and the science of melatonin. We sha...

4 Tammi 20min

[330] - Guest Appearance on 6PR Perth with Christina Morrisey - 04-01-2026

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 In this episode, I guest on 6PR Perth weekend radio with Christina Morrisey We dig into why shift work collides with human biology and how to reclaim energy, sl...

4 Tammi 11min

[329] - How Creatine Helps Your Body and Brain Work Better

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 Creatine isn’t just for athletes. In this episode, we explore how creatine supplementation supports cellular energy, brain function, and decision-making during ...

1 Tammi 11min

[328] - Guest Appearance on 3AW Melbourne "Nights" with Karalee Katsambanis - 29-12-2025

Text me what you thought of the show 😊 A guest appearance on 3AW "Nights" with Karalee Katsambanis We share practical tips for making shift work sustainable using light, timing, movement, and breathw...

29 Joulu 202542min