Understanding Sleep

The current pandemic is having a significant impact on peoples' sleep. We discuss strategies people can use to help improve their sleep during this time. 

Pregnancy can be a challenging time, particularly for women with sleep disorders such as narcolepsy who rely on medications to manage symptoms.

Healthcare workers often have to work shiftwork which can lead to fatigue, sleep difficulties and impact health and performance.

Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers, like many shift-workers, face significant problems with sleep and mental and physical health.

During times of uncertainty, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, sleep can be challenging. We discus simple strategies to help your sleep and mental health.

Traumatic experiences can have a significant effect on sleep, causing sleep disturbance, nightmares and a fear of going to bed.

Why do teenagers have trouble with sleep? What can be done about it? Answers from the experts in this episode of the Sleep Talk podcast.

When the weather gets warm it can be harder to sleep. But what does heat actually do to sleep and what can be done to help sleep better on hot nights?

What is social time, how does it relate to daylight saving time and what happens when it is out of sync with sun time and our own internal time?

Medicinal cannabinoids are being increasingly prescribed for a range of conditions including sleep. Do cannabinoids help sleep? How are they prescribed?