by Audra Starkey | Jan 4, 2016 | Nutrition
When it comes to New Year’s Resolutions, weight loss would have to top the charts hands down – every single year, every single time. But when you’re a shift worker – achieving this goal can become even harder to reach. In fact you probably go...by Audra Starkey | Sep 15, 2015 | De-stress
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a pretty crazy couple of weeks with multiple exams and assignments due all around the same time, plus a bit of family stuff going on, as well as madly writing for a book proposal which is due in a couple of months’ time. So to say...by Audra Starkey | Mar 26, 2015 | De-stress
The words ‘shift work’ and ‘stress’ certainly go hand in hand with one another because just lifting our weary body out of bed and into the upright position (at the most inhospitable hour), can be somewhat challenging and stressful! In fact for...by Audra Starkey | Oct 30, 2011 | De-stress
Shift work stress is without a doubt, rife amongst shift workers throughout the world. But when you add job loss or the possibility of job loss into the equation, then it’s an entirely different ball game. Now as an employee of Qantas, Australia’s national...by Audra Starkey | Jan 5, 2011 | De-stress
If you’re a shift worker who feels tired all of the time, then sleep deprivation can certainly be one of the main causes – but not the only one. In fact it may actually be stress that is causing you to feel so tired all of the time. Because whenever...