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Back to Episodes[352] - The "Tired but Wired" Circuit Breaker
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I share a science-backed routine to flip a wired brain into real rest, using EMDR-style bilateral audio, low-profile sleep buds, and simple breath work. We explain why exhaustion sleep is not restorative sleep and how to create a clean transition from shift to bed.
• sympathetic overdrive keeps the brain scanning for threats
• difference between passing out tired and restorative sleep
• how bilateral audio taxes working memory and calms thoughts
• using low-profile sleep buds to stream EMDR then white noise
• step-by-step wind-down: change, quiet drive, dim lights, snack, hot shower
• 4–8 breathing to boost vagal tone and reduce arousal
• letting thoughts drift without fighting them
• controlling dark, temperature, and sound as core sleep levers
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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 Championsâ„¢ Framework.
Shift Work Championsâ„¢: https://join.ahealthyshift.com/shift-work-capability
Website: https://ahealthyshift.com.au
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-sutherland
Instagram: @a_healthy_shift
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Disclaimer: Roger Sutherland is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before implementing any strategies mentioned in this podcast. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. Roger Sutherland will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of the information contained in this podcast, including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness, or death.
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