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Today I'm asking a blunt question: what are you accepting as your new normal, and is it quietly dragging your health down.Ā
I break down how shift work slowly chips away at sleep, energy, weight, and routine, then lay out the awareness you need to take control back.
⢠the ānew normalā trap and why it happens quietly
⢠constant fatigue versus expected tiredness after nights
⢠weight gain, low energy and lost training as warning signs
⢠how shift work erodes routine through small daily compromises
⢠the moment a comment exposes a slow decline
⢠why familiar does not mean optimal or permanent
⢠asking the honest question that starts change
⢠building simple structure and systems that work on a roster
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Roger Sutherland is Australia's Night Shift & Sleep Specialist and the founder of A Healthy Shift.
After more than 40 years working rotating shifts with Victoria Police, Roger now helps organisations reduce fatigue risk, improve staff wellbeing and build healthier, safer and higher-performing 24/7 workplaces through evidence-based education, circadian biology and the Shift Work Champions⢠Framework.
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Website: https://ahealthyshift.com.au
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