by Audra Starkey | Feb 19, 2010 | De-stress
Do you have days when you experience shift work stress? When you just want to go home and close the front door, unplug the phone and go and hide in a closet for a few hours? I don’t know about you but I’ve certainly had days like this. As shift workers we...
by Audra Starkey | Jan 26, 2010 | De-stress
Fatigue vs Stress. If you were faced with either of these scenarios, which one would you prefer to endure?Now as a shift worker who has had to battle with fatigue for many years, I would haven chosen the latter. But after a midnight hunt for my cat, which lead to a...
by Audra Starkey | Jan 8, 2010 | De-stress
If you’re experiencing shift work stress then you’re not alone. Just getting up at 2am is putting unwanted stress on your body because quite frankly – we’re not nocturnal animals that come to life and thrive in the dark! .So what is stress?Stress comes in...
by Audra Starkey | Dec 5, 2009 | Uncategorised
Friday mornings at an airport can be chaos. It’s the start of the weekend, lots of people returning home or just wanting to get away for a mini-escape, and this is exactly how it was yesterday. All flights to all destinations were full, the check-in queues were...
by Audra Starkey | Nov 4, 2009 | Mindset
Shift work is stressful – no question.So if you’re wanting to reduce those stress levels but it’s a while before your next holiday, then why not revert to Plan B and take a ‘mental holiday’ instead?Find a special place in your house that...
