I want to put you in control by teaching you what happens when you sleep, how it works and what you can do to support it. This means you understand everything else we cover in the other modules. Sleep education alone can make a huge difference in how you think about your sleep and the quantity and quality of sleep you get. We will explore the challenges of shift work for your body clock and the 'ideal' sleep we are aiming for in the context of your work patterns. 

Learn how to set up your environment to support your sleep, both when you are sleeping at night and when sleeping in the day. Discover the practical steps you can take to set yourself up for good sleep. 

Support your circadian rhythm and set the conditions up in your favour for sleep by creating strong routines before you go to bed, whether at night or in the day. This is not demanding of your time, it is about optimising your time and using it wisely to support your sleep.

Do you go to bed knowing you're tired but yet you feel really awake? Do you ever feel like you are full of adrenalin and can't settle for sleep? This module is all about how to combat the experience of 'tired but wired' and support your body to move into sleep. You will learn how to positively influence your body chemistry to move it towards sleep meaning to you will be able to fall asleep faster, experience deeper, better quality sleep and extend the amount of time you spend asleep.

Have you every got into bed feeling exhausted but your mind is racing? Do find yourself lying awake with random thoughts keeping your mind busy and preventing you sleeping? This module teaches you how to change this so your mind can be ready for sleep when you get into bed. You will learn techniques to manage that busy mind as well as how to manage that feeling that you're not going to be able to sleep. Learning to manage your mind like this is essential for getting some good sleep when you come off shift. 

One of the biggest challenges I hear from shift workers is having a terrible nights sleep before your next shift pattern starts. You worry about how the next few days will be, how much sleep you will get or sleeping through your alarm. It sets you up on a bad footing before you have even gone to work. This module is all about how to break that pattern and get a good nights sleep in preparation for work. 

Moving from one pattern of sleep to another is a difficult transition for your body and it is hard to know how to best manage. In this module we address this and look at how best to do this so you have a plan for your next shift transition. 

How to look after your overall wellbeing as a shift worker

It is widely accepted that working shifts will mean that your mental and emotional health suffers in some way. This bonus module helps to address this and look at what you can do and what you can take control of in order to minimise the effects of your working pattern on the rest of your life.

Shift work that includes nights interrupts the natural rhythms of the body and can make it difficult to get to sleep when you need to sleep and be alert when you need to work. Working shifts requires you to quite literally shift your sleep to a time that doesn’t feel natural. Some people adapt to this very quickly whilst others find it more difficult. It can mean you get less sleep and feel the effects of sleep deprivation in both the long and short term, and for some it can lead to an insomnia problem where it becomes difficult to sleep well at anytime.