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For many people, COVID-19 isn't just about the acute illness. Once the acute symptoms have settled they are left with ongoing fatigue and a range of other symptoms. To understand long COVID and what can be done to help manage symptoms, we speak with Nathan Butler (exercise physiologist) of Active Health Clinic. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via Apple Podcasts Audio Timeline / Chapters: 00:00 - 21:10 Theme - Long COVID 21:10 - 21:48 Clinical Tip 21:48 - 26:18 Pick of the Month 26:18 - 27:36 What's Coming Up? Next episode:  Sleep deprivation Links mentioned in the podcast: Active Health Clinic Sleep Health Foundation - fact sheets SleepHub post on long COVID Permanent daylight saving time - US Senate vote Daylight saving time - podcast We know CBT-I works, now what? Digital CBT-I - systematic review and network meta-analysis CBT-I: time to make it accessible - editorial See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With daylight saving time ending this weekend in Australia, is it time to re-consider daylight saving? Prof Till Roenneberg discusses the pros and cons of daylight saving time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Moira Junge, CEO of the Sleep Health Foundation talks about World Sleep Day and promoting healthy sleep. This year's theme for World Sleep Day is 'Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World'. Tap in to the power of sleep for maintaining good mental health, and help promote quality sleep amongst your family, friends and work colleagues. Links:  Sleep Health Foundation World Sleep Day - global site See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sleep problems are a common symptom for people with borderline personality disorder. Symptoms include insomnia, excessive sleepiness and fatigue, vivid and distressing dreams. To better understand borderline personality disorder, how it impacts sleep and treatment approaches, we spoke with Ass Prof Blaise Aguirre, child and adolescent psychiatrist from McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via Apple Podcasts Audio Timeline / Chapters: 00:00 - 27:04 Theme - Boderline Personality Disorder 27:04 - 28:04 Clinical Tip 28:04 - 31:59 Pick of the Month 31:59 - 33:42 What's Coming Up? Next episode:  Long COVID Links mentioned in the podcast: Blaise Aguirre's Bio The application of mindfulness in treatment of borderline personality disorder – Video Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder - Book DBT for Dummies - Book Overcoming Insomnia - Book Stepped care for insomnia - Journal article Philips CPAP product defect - Philips website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sleeping well requires more than just laying down at night. Many broader factors impact on sleep such as working hours, the neighbourhood we live in, financial and family stability, race and gender. To better understand the interaction between social factors we spoke with Assoc Prof Dustin Duncan, a social and spatial epidemiologist from Columbia University, New York. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via Apple Podcasts Audio Timeline / Chapters: 00:00 - 22:58 Theme - Social Factors and Sleep 22:58 - 24:14 Clinical Tip 24:14 - 28:07Pick of the Month 28:07 - 29:55 What's Coming Up? Next episode:  Borderline Personality Disorder Links mentioned in the podcast: Dustin Duncan's Bio The Social Epidemiology of Sleep - Book Inside your dreamscape - Essay - Aeon Lucid Dreaming - Podcast Sleep onset is a creative sweet spot - Journal article Emerging Sleep Hero award 2021  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People who have perfectionistic behaviours are at higher risk of developing sleep problems. Why is this the case and what can be done about it? To understand all about perfectionism and it's relationship with sleep we spoke with Dr Jennifer Kemp, Clinical Psychologist, trainer and author of ACT Workbook for Perfectionism. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via Apple Podcasts Audio Timeline / Chapters: 00:00 - 29:28 Theme - Perfectionism 29:28 - 31:32 Clinical Tip 31:32 - 34:53 Pick of the Month 34:53 - 36:20 What's Coming Up? Next episode:  Is sleep a luxury? Social determinants of sleep. Links mentioned in the podcast: Jennifer Kemp's website ACT Workbook for Perfectionism Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale - Brief Perfectionism as a trans diagnostic process: a clinical review The role of psychological inflexibility and self-compassion in ACT for clinical perfectionism A randomized controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for clinical perfectionism Workbook on perfectionism - Government of Western Australia This Way Up The application of mindfulness in treatment of borderline personality disorder - Video Perfectionism and insomnia in adolescents See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lucid dreaming has come in to popular culture in recent years, and may provide a way of managing nightmares and distressing dreams in the future. What is lucid dreaming? Can people make themselves lucid dream? What insights can be gained from lucid dreaming research? To understand all about lucid dreaming we spoke with Dr Benjamin Baird, a researcher specialising in the study of human cognition and consciousness using lucid dreaming. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via Apple Podcasts Audio Timeline / Chapters: 00:00 - 34:03 Theme - Lucid Dreaming 34:03 - 35:11 Clinical Tip 35:11 - 37:45 Pick of the Month 37:45 - 39:10 What's Coming Up? Next episode:  Perfectionism Links mentioned in the podcast: Dr Baird's profile from University of Wisconsin The Lucidity Institute Galantamine increases lucid dreaming Distinguishing REM sleep dreaming and waking perception from imagination  The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming Dr Allan Hobson NY Times Obituary Dream Life - Book by Dr Allan Hobson Cognitive behaviour therapy vs health education for sleep disturbance after head injury See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you constantly exhausted? Do you find it hard to concentrate and take in what you read? Do you have symptoms of poor sleep? You may have burnout. To understand what burnout is and what can be done to manage and prevent it we spoke to Prof Gordon Parker of the Black Dog Institute and University of New South Wales. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via Apple Podcasts Audio Timeline / Chapters: 00:00 - 27:41 Theme - Burnout 27:41 - 28:32 Clinical Tip 28:32 - 31:02 Pick of the Month 31:02 - 32:45 What's Coming Up? Next episode: Lucid dreaming Links mentioned in the podcast: Prof Parker's profile from Black Dog Institute Burnout - book This Way Up - online mental health courses Perfectionism workbooks  PTSD - podcast episode See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suicide is the leading cause of death in young people in Australia and the largest cause of productive life years lost. To understand how we can prevent suicide and links with sleep we spoke to Prof Ian Hickie of the Brain and Mind Centre at University of Sydney. Ian is also a co-host of the Minding your Mind podcast. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via Apple Podcasts Audio Timeline / Chapters: 00:00 - 30:52 Theme - Suicide and Sleep 30:52 - 32:03 Clinical Tip 32:03 - 34:26 Pick of the Month 34:26 - 36:06 What's Coming Up? Next episode: Burnout Links mentioned in the podcast: Prof Hickie's University of Sydney profile Minding your Mind - Podcast Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disturbances and depression in young people - Lancet Psychiatry Circadian depression: A mood disorder phenotype - Neurosci Biobehav Rev The Body Keeps the Score - book Sleep, suicide behaviours, and the protective role of sleep medicine - Sleep Med Sleep Down Under conference See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does lighting impact on sleep and health? Is it really a big deal? To understand the interaction between lighting, sleep and health we spoke to Assoc Prof Sean Cain, a leading expert in lighting research, from Monash University. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via Apple Podcasts Audio Timeline / Chapters: 00:00 - 25:00 Theme - Lighting and Sleep 25:00 - 26:32 Clinical Tip 26:32 - 31:10 Pick of the Month 31:10 - 32:50 What's Coming Up? Next episode: Sleep and Suicide Links mentioned in the podcast: A Prof Sean Cain's Monash University profile Research paper on environmental impact of light Lighting environment in hospitals Editorial on healthy hospital lighting Center for Environmental Therapeutics WorkAlert When Brains Dream - book Acupuncture and insomnia - systematic review Circadian mechanisms in medicine - New England Journal of Medicine  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.