Sleep4Performance Podcast

In this episode, Dr Ian Dunican talks to Professor Sarah Blunden, whom he recently connected with at the Australasian Sleep Association' Sleep Down Under' conference in South Australia. Sarah's research and work centres around paediatric sleep, focusing on promoting the importance of healthy sleep habits while young, paving the way for quality sleep in adulthood. Her main areas of interest are infant sleep and sleep interventions (that do not necessitate ignoring nor controlled crying), sleep education in schools and communities, and Indigenous sleep health. As an avid young dancer growing up in Adelaide, Sarah successfully obtained a highly coveted position to train with the prestigious Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. At 20 years of age, she moved abroad and performed all over central Europe with a French ballet company. After developing Rheumatoid Arthritis 10 years later, Sarah bid farewell to the touring and travelling life and returned home to commence her Honors, Master and Ph.D. studies in the field of children's sleep. Sarah is recognised as an authority on children's sleep and is widely published in the field. She has given over 70 presentations to academics, health, education, and medical professionals. Additionally, Sarah has published over 100 academic papers and books, with one such publication, 'The Boss of My Sleep’ highlighted in the discussion. Sarah is Head of Paediatric Sleep Research at Central Queensland University, the Founder/Director of the Australian Centre for Education in Sleep and Research, an Advisor to the Australian Psychological Society, and a practising Clinical Psychologist at the Paediatric Sleep Clinic. The Sensible Sleep website contains information on training programs created by Sarah for infant and toddler sleep intervention and junior and senior school children's sleep education, along with many free resources available for teachers, industry professionals and parents. Items discussed on the podcast Australasian Sleep Association https://sleep.org.au/ Sensible Sleep incorporates The Australian Centre for Education in Sleep (ACES), The Paediatric Sleep and Psychology Clinic (therapeutic arm) http://www.sensiblesleep.com/ To learn more about the Gentle Methods of Self Soothing (GeMMS) program https://sensiblesleep.com/course/blunden-responsive-gemss-method/ To view a list of Sarah's books and publications https://sensiblesleep.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Publications-Books.pdf To view available free downloads and resources: https://sensiblesleep.com/books-resources/ To view sleep education programs and courses available to teachers and schools https://sensiblesleep.com/course/blunden-responsive-gemss-method/#teachers_schools_programs The Boss of My Sleep book is a downloadable book explaining a non-cry intensive sleep intervention system for parents to use with their child https://snoozeforkids.com/product/the-boss-of-my-sleep-ebook/ To view parenting seminars on the Government of South Australia website: https://parenting.sa.gov.au/easy-guides/sleep-and-toddlers-sarah-blunden/https://parenting.sa.gov.au/easy-guides/sleep-and-teenagers-sarah-blunden/ To read the paper by Alison Glass, Ceinwyn Attrill, Chris Magee, Sarah Blunden, Factors associated with melatonin use in child sleep disturbance: A survey of Australian parents, Sleep Medicine https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389945723001624 Connect with Sarah Blunden: ORCID: (links to published research) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5026-1992 LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/sarah-blunden-58445b5b Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sarah-Blunden-2 Email: (Paediatric Sleep Clinic) admin@upstreamhealthsa.com.au Email: (Central Queensland University) s.blunden@cqu.edu.au Central Queensland University, Australia - Professor of Clinical Psychology and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research https://staff-profiles.cqu.edu.au/home/view/1078 Contact me: at...

I loved this episode. I am a fan of horror, thriller and ghost stories, and I am intrigued by the relationship between sleep and nightmares. In this episode, Brian and I discuss his work, including his book Sleep Paralysis: Historical, Psychological, and Medical Perspectives https://www.amazon.com.au/Sleep-Paralysis-Historical-Psychological-Perspectives/dp/0199313806 and Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies https://www.amazon.com.au/Monsters-Couch-Psychological-Disorders-Favorite/dp/1641607912/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1703113003&sr=1-2-catcorr Brian also conducts research, and many of his papers can be found on Pub Med: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Connect with and find out more about Brian’s work here https://briansharpless.com Links to things we discussed Episode #41 w Dr Neil Durrant on Nietzsche’s Renewal of Ancient Ethics, Friendship as Contest https://learningtodie.com.au/podcasts/41-nietzsches-renewal-of-ancient-ethics-friendship-as-contest/ Episode #25 Jonny Dillion on Irish Mythology and Folklore https://learningtodie.com.au/podcasts/25-jonny-dillion-on-irish-mythology-and-folklore/ Episode #32 w Dr Caitlin Duffy on horror literature in our society https://learningtodie.com.au/podcasts/32-horror-literature-in-our-society-with-dr-caitlin-duffy/ Parasomnias & Disruptive Sleep Disorders https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12133-parasomnias--disruptive-sleep-disorders The Crucible https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115988/ IT follows https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/ The Thing https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula https://www.amazon.com.au/Something-Blood-Untold-Stoker-Dracula/dp/1631490109 The Nightmare https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3317522/ Brugada (brew-GAH-dah) syndrome https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/brugada-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20370489 Darby O ‘Gill and the Little People https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052722/ For further inquiries, contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or visit www.sleep4performance.com.au. Don't forget to explore our YouTube channel. We're proudly sponsored by LMNT. Order through our custom link and receive a free LMNT Sample Pack, including one packet of every flavour. This exclusive offer is available to VIP LMNT Partners: http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance. Enjoy hassle-free refunds on all orders – no questions asked!

I speak with Professor Chris Barnes in the episode on sleep and leadership. Chris is an international expert on the relationship between sleep, fatigue, and leadership in business. Check out his TEDx talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8rpaCSm708 and connect with Chris; all of his research contact details and socials can be found here https://foster.uw.edu/faculty-research/directory/christopher-barnes/ For further inquiries, contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or visit www.sleep4performance.com.au. Don't forget to explore our YouTube channel. We're proudly sponsored by LMNT. Order through our custom link and receive a free LMNT Sample Pack, including one packet of every flavour. This exclusive offer is available to VIP LMNT Partners: http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance. Enjoy hassle-free refunds on all orders – no questions asked!

Discover an essential episode featuring weight-cutting experts Jordan Sullivan and Danny Lennon, renowned authorities in the field. Their latest book, "Making Weight: The Ultimate Science Based Guide to Cutting Weight for Combat Sports," is a must-read, available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Weight-Ultimate-Science-Cutting/dp/173940890X. In this episode, we explore the intricacies of the five phases of making weight, emphasizing not only the scientific aspects but also the practical application. If you're a combat sport athlete, coach, or researcher, this book is an invaluable resource. Learn more at https://makingweightbook.com/. Connect with Jordan Sullivan at https://thefightdietitian.com/ and follow him across various platforms. Danny Lennon can be reached at https://sigmanutrition.com/. For further inquiries, contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or visit www.sleep4performance.com.au. Don't forget to explore our YouTube channel. We're proudly sponsored by LMNT. Order through our custom link and receive a free LMNT Sample Pack, including one packet of every flavor. This exclusive offer is available to VIP LMNT Partners: http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance. Enjoy hassle-free refunds on all orders – no questions asked!

Welcome to the final of three episodes with Jesse Cook and Dr Jonathan Charest. These episodes break down the excellent review by these two gurus. We break down the lad's recent review and much more in these episodes. Cook, J.D., Charest, J. Sleep and Performance in Professional Athletes. Curr Sleep Medicine Rep 9, 56–81 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40675-022-00243- Check out Jesse’s presentation at the S4P seminar in 2022 Jesse Cook: Circadian Preference, Sleep Inertia, and Running Performance: A retrospective investigation of runner performance from the 2016 London Marathon https://youtu.be/1XRWSynGmRc Jesse is pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and currently stands at dissertator status. Previously, he received my Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Arizona (UofA). During his Senior year at the UofA, he began his Sleep research career as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Richard Bootzin's, PhD, Sleep Research Laboratory. He has affiliations as a trainee member with the Sleep Research Society, Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and World Sleep Society. He has served as the Sleep Research Society Trainee Member At-large from 2020-2021 and currently serves on the Communications Committee. Also, he has established the Sleep Research Society podcast and currently serves as the host. He enjoys running, biking, cooking, baking, reading, and listening to podcasts/audiobooks in his spare time. Connect with Jesse LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-cook-a89bbb154/ Researchgate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jesse-Cook-3 Twitter @sleepandsports Jonathan’s previous episode on S4P podcast Season 8, Episode 4 w Dr Jonathan Charest on travel, jet lag, fatigue & performance in the NHL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uKDv3VrFs4&t=390s Dr Jonathan Charest is the Director of Athlete Sleep Services and a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist at the Centre for Sleep & Human performance. He works to develop and optimize sleep for athletes (regional to international level). He focuses on how to optimize sleep, training and travel schedule for athletes, occasional athletes, and student-athletes. In addition to his bachelor’s in psychology (Sherbrooke University), Jonathan completed his PhD in psychology (Laval University). He possesses expertise in behavioural sleep medicine (CBT-I), circadian rhythms disorders, and the specific reality of the athletic population. Jonathan has been an invited public speaker for sleep at International Conferences. As an ex-athlete, Jonathan believes in the importance of sleep, recovery and regeneration in the performance environment and, alongside Dr Samuels and the entire team at CSHP, brings a strong commitment to athletes, coaches, and teams to deliver education, screening tools, and research-based strategies to establish healthy sleep hygiene for athletes throughout their career, and for a lifetime. Connect with Jonathan LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jonath... Twitter https://twitter.com/jocharest1?lang=en Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

Welcome to the secont of three episodes with Jesse Cook and Dr Jonathan Charest. These episodes break down the excellent review by these two gurus. We break down the lad's recent review and much more in these episodes. Cook, J.D., Charest, J. Sleep and Performance in Professional Athletes. Curr Sleep Medicine Rep 9, 56–81 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40675-022-00243- Check out Jesse’s presentation at the S4P seminar in 2022 Jesse Cook: Circadian Preference, Sleep Inertia, and Running Performance: A retrospective investigation of runner performance from the 2016 London Marathon https://youtu.be/1XRWSynGmRc Jesse is pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and currently stands at dissertator status. Previously, he received my Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Arizona (UofA). During his Senior year at the UofA, he began his Sleep research career as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Richard Bootzin's, PhD, Sleep Research Laboratory. He has affiliations as a trainee member with the Sleep Research Society, Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and World Sleep Society. He has served as the Sleep Research Society Trainee Member At-large from 2020-2021 and currently serves on the Communications Committee. Also, he has established the Sleep Research Society podcast and currently serves as the host. In his spare time, he enjoys run, biking, cooking, baking, reading, and listening to podcasts/audiobooks. Connect with Jesse LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-cook-a89bbb154/ Researchgate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jesse-Cook-3 Twitter @sleepandsports Jonathan’s previous episode on S4P podcast Season 8, Episode 4 w Dr Jonathan Charest on travel, jet lag, fatigue & performance in the NHL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uKDv3VrFs4&t=390s Dr Jonathan Charest is the Director of Athlete Sleep Services and a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist at the Centre for Sleep & Human performance. He works to develop and optimize sleep for athletes (regional to international level). He focuses on how to optimize sleep, training and travel schedule for athletes, occasional athletes, and student-athletes. In addition to his bachelor’s in psychology (Sherbrooke University), Jonathan completed his PhD in psychology (Laval University). He possesses expertise in behavioural sleep medicine (CBT-I), circadian rhythms disorders, as well as the specific reality of the athletic population. Jonathan has been an invited public speaker for sleep at International Conferences. As an ex-athlete, Jonathan believes in the importance of sleep, recovery and regeneration in the performance environment and, alongside Dr Samuels and the entire team at CSHP, brings a strong commitment to athletes, coaches, and teams to deliver education, screening tools, and research-based strategies to establish healthy sleep hygiene for athletes throughout their career, and for a lifetime. Connect with Jonathan LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jonath... Twitter https://twitter.com/jocharest1?lang=en Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I am joined by Dr Jade Murray. Dr. Jade M. Murray completed a PhD programme at the Monash University Sleep and Circadian Medicine Laboratory in 2018. Dr Murray's broad research interests include studying the effects of circadian misalignment on overall health in healthy and sleep-disordered populations and developing simplified methods for determining the timing of the circadian phase. An important innovation in her work has been tracking light-dark exposure data over time to build predictive models of circadian timing for the development of personalised delivery systems for sleep-wake interventions. In this episode, we discuss Jade's recent paper "Murray JM, Magee M, Giliberto ES, Booker LA, Tucker AJ, Galaska B, Sibenaller SM, Baer SA, Postnova S, Sondag TAC, Phillips AJK, Sletten TL, Howard ME, Rajaratnam SMW. Mobile app for personalized sleep-wake management for shift workers: A user testing trial. Digit Health. 2023 Mar 29" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10064476/ Connect w Jade on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-murray-652442163/ ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jade-Murray-2 Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

Welcome to the first three episodes with Jesse Cook and Dr Jonathan Charest. These episodes break down the excellent review by these two gurus. We break down the lad's recent review and much more in these episodes. Cook, J.D., Charest, J. Sleep and Performance in Professional Athletes. Curr Sleep Medicine Rep 9, 56–81 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40675-022-00243- Check out Jesse’s presentation at the S4P seminar in 2022 Jesse Cook: Circadian Preference, Sleep Inertia, and Running Performance: A retrospective investigation of runner performance from the 2016 London Marathon https://youtu.be/1XRWSynGmRc Jesse is pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and currently stands at dissertator status. Previously, he received my Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Arizona (UofA). During his Senior year at the UofA, he began his Sleep research career as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Richard Bootzin's, PhD, Sleep Research Laboratory. He has affiliations as a trainee member with the Sleep Research Society, Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and World Sleep Society. He has served as the Sleep Research Society Trainee Member At-large from 2020-2021 and currently serves on the Communications Committee. Also, he has established the Sleep Research Society podcast and currently serves as the host. In his spare time, he enjoys run, biking, cooking, baking, reading, and listening to podcasts/audiobooks. Connect with Jesse LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-cook-a89bbb154/ Researchgate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jesse-Cook-3 Twitter @sleepandsports Jonathan’s previous episode on S4P podcast Season 8, Episode 4 w Dr Jonathan Charest on travel, jet lag, fatigue & performance in the NHL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uKDv3VrFs4&t=390s Dr Jonathan Charest is the Director of Athlete Sleep Services and a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist at the Centre for Sleep & Human performance. He works to develop and optimize sleep for athletes (regional to international level). He focuses on how to optimize sleep, training and travel schedule for athletes, occasional athletes, and student-athletes. In addition to his bachelor’s in psychology (Sherbrooke University), Jonathan completed his PhD in psychology (Laval University). He possesses expertise in behavioural sleep medicine (CBT-I), circadian rhythms disorders, as well as the specific reality of the athletic population. Jonathan has been an invited public speaker for sleep at International Conferences. As an ex-athlete, Jonathan believes in the importance of sleep, recovery and regeneration in the performance environment and, alongside Dr Samuels and the entire team at CSHP, brings a strong commitment to athletes, coaches, and teams to deliver education, screening tools, and research-based strategies to establish healthy sleep hygiene for athletes throughout their career, and for a lifetime. Connect with Jonathan LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jonath... Twitter https://twitter.com/jocharest1?lang=en Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I chat with Dr Haresh Suppiah is a Lecturer and Research Fellow in Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Analytics. He was previously a Senior Sport Physiologist and Head of Research and Development at the National Youth Sports Institute (Singapore), where he worked with multiple Olympic sports in preparation for regional and international competitions. His doctoral and current research focuses on the performance impact of sleep in adolescent athletes. His research also extends to other applied sport science areas, identifying and developing youth talent in sport, and strength and conditioning. Specifically, we discuss some of his recent papers. Suppiah, Haresh; Swinbourne, Richard; Wee, Jericho; He, Qixiang; Pion, Johan; Driller, Matthew W; et al. (2021). Predicting Youth Athlete Sleep Quality and the Development of a Translational Tool to Inform Practitioner Decision Making. La Trobe. Journal contribution. https://doi.org/10.26181/618b4591bfd48 Connect with Haresh at https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/hsuppiah. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hareshtsuppiah/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hareshsuppiah Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Haresh-Suppiah Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I chat with Dr Peter Tierney. Currently working as a Senior Research Scientist at Lululemon Product Innovation (Advanced Concepts). Previously Peter spent 8 years working in high-performance sports in football/soccer (The English FA), rugby union (Leinster Rugby), and swimming (UCD elite team) as a hybrid Performance Coach & Sports Scientist. He also has experience with Gaelic football & hurling, amateur rugby union, and schools level rugby and hockey. His experience spans male and female athletes across a wide age range with experience in sports science, strength & conditioning, sports performance, health and wellness, and athletic performance development. Peter is interested in the application of wearables to monitor health and performance in people, athletes, and teams are a strong interest of his. Peter completed his PhD titled: "Novel insights into understanding performance in professional rugby union: an applied sports science approach" alongside his full-time work in Leinster & The FA. His MSc in Research, completed alongside working full time with Leinster Rugby, explored the “Application of GPS technology in professional rugby union". To support and supplement his roles and interests in health and performance, Peter has completed a ProfDip in Data Analytics & Statistics, to help him better translate and visualise the performance, strength and conditioning data. Peter’s BSc Health & Performance Science final year thesis examined the effect of caffeinated chewing gum on repeated sprint ability in team sport athletes. Connect with Peter LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpetertierney/ Twitter @drpetertierney Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Tierney-2 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drpetertierney/?hl=en Email: peter_tierney@hotmail.com Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this conversation, I chat with my colleague and former PhD student Dr Mitchell Turner on the relationship between sleep and tennis performance. Mitchell is a researcher in the Systematic Profiling in Neurological Conditions (SPIN) team at Edith Cowan University and a sleep consultant at Melius Consulting. Mitchell’s educational background includes exercise and sports science, strength and conditioning and sleep science. Mitchell has recently completed his PhD thesis, which aimed to understand the impact sleep-wake behaviour and chronotype have on match-play and physical performance of tennis players. He coordinates light therapy trials to improve sleep and reduce fatigue for people with neurological conditions. He has established international collaborations, published numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented at international conferences and invited seminars. Mitchell is passionate about sleep, chronobiology, physical performance and data science. He is a former tennis player and coach but is now focused on improving the performance of others through sleep and chronobiology interventions and education. Connect with Mitchell LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchturner23/ Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mitchell-Turner-5 Email: mitchel.turner@ecu.edu.au Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I talk with Professor John Lesku John is interested in most things related to sleep. Using behavioural observations, accelerometry for remote monitoring, and neurophysiological recording techniques, he seeks to provide insight into how sleep and sleep functions have evolved in different types of animals, from flatworms to birds and mammals. He also studies how ecological factors (e.g., predation risk, reproduction) influence the amount, composition, depth, and timing of sleep. Most recently, these interests have expanded to include how anthropogenic pollution influences sleeping brain activity in mammals and birds. Connect with John https://leskulab.org/ Email: J.Lesku@latrobe.edu.au Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I meet with Carissa Gardiner. Carissa is a PhD candidate within the Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury, and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre at the Australian Catholic University. Her research is focused on the relationship between caffeine and sleep. This episode discusses her recent publication: Gardiner C, Weakley J, Burke LM, Roach GD, Sargent C, Maniar N, Townshend A, Halson SL. The effect of caffeine on subsequent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev. 2023 Feb 6;69:101764. doi 10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101764. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36870101. Access the paper here https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36870101/ Connect with Carissa Twitter: Twitter: @C__Gardiner Email: carissa.gardiner@myacu.edu.au Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you will not find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you do not even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

Having completed her PhD in the area of adolescent sleep in 2018, Dr Alex Agostini is interested in researching the associations between sleep and health in all ages. This ranges from investigating the relationships between sleep and growth in children and adolescents through to assessing whether coping mechanisms and dietary intakes are associated with shift working populations. Alex is also passionate about education, having been involved in teaching across all levels at UniSA, from foundation studies through to graduate diplomas. In this episode, we discuss her recent publication, "Normal Sleep in Children and Adolescence" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056499320300869 Connect with Alex LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/alex-agostini-phd-530777151 Twitter https://twitter.com/AlexAgostini3 Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Alex-Agostini-2118292231 Email: Alex.Agostini@unisa.edu.au Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders without questions – you don’t have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I talk with my new friend Dr. Anne Aulsebrook. We continue our journey on learning about birds and sleep and discuss many fascinating topics. The peculiar mating practices and attraction with sleep loss in sandpiper birds Dr. Anne Aulsebrook is a behavioral ecologist interested in activity patterns and sleep. During her PhD, she investigated the effects of urban light pollution on sleep in birds. More recently, she has become interested in the behaviour of shorebirds that breed under constant daylight in the arctic. Previous research has shown substantial diversity in the activity patterns of these birds. Intriguingly, male pectoral sandpipers have the least sleep also have the greatest reproductive success. How do males attract females when they have had hardly any sleep? How does activity relate to reproductive success in other shorebirds, with different mating systems? To what extent can male shorebirds change their activity in different social contexts? These are some of the questions that she is exploring during her postdoctoral fellowship. Connect with Anne LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/anne-aulsebrook-884788b6 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnneAulsebrook Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anne-Aulsebrook Email: anne.aulsebrook@bi.mpg.de Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I talk with my friend Jonathan Charest from Calgary, Canada. Jonathan is a native of Quebec, Canada and is a crazy Ice Hockey fan. In this episode, we discuss Jonathan’s latest paper. Associations between time zone changes travel distance and performance: A retrospective analysis of 2013–2020 National Hockey League Data by Charest, Jonathan et al. published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 25, Issue 12, 1008 – 1016 https://www.jsams.org/article/S1440-2440(22)00439-X/fulltext Jonathan Charest is the Director of Athlete Sleep Services and a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist at the Centre for Sleep & Human performance. He works to develop and optimize sleep for athletes (regional to international level). He focuses on how to optimize sleep, training and travel schedule for athletes, occasional athletes, and student-athletes. In addition to his bachelor’s in psychology (Sherbrooke University), Jonathan is currently completing his PhD in psychology (Laval University). He possesses expertise in behavioural sleep medicine (CBT-I), circadian rhythms disorders, as well as the specific reality of the athletic population. Jonathan has been an invited public speaker for sleep at International Conferences. As an ex-athlete, Jonathan believes in the importance of sleep, recovery and regeneration in the performance environment and, alongside Dr Samuels and the entire team at CSHP, brings a strong commitment to athletes, coaches, and teams to deliver education, screening tools, and research-based strategies to establish healthy sleep hygiene for athletes throughout their career, and for a lifetime. Connect with Jonathan LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jonathan-charest-98647733/ Twitter https://twitter.com/jocharest1?lang=en Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jonathan-Charest-4 Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I talk to Professor Theresa Jones. Her main area of research is in the field of behavioural ecology, with a particular focus on understanding the causes and consequences of variability in mating systems, the role of chemical cues, and, most recently, the impact of artificial night lighting on individual fitness and community structure. She completed an undergraduate at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UK) and a PhD at the Institute of Zoology (UK). During her PhD, she spent a year at the Instituto Evandro Chagas in Belém, Brazil, conducting field observations and experiments. She commenced postdoctoral research in 1999 at Uppsala University (Sweden), exploring alternative male mating strategies in vertebrate (the ruff, Philomachus pugnax) and invertebrate (Hawaiian Drosophila) lekking species. In 2001, she was awarded a Royal Society Travelling Fellowship to conduct research at the University of Melbourne. Email: theresa@unimelb.edu.au https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/7996-theresa-jones Twitter: @ubanlightlab Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor, LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

This is a reading of a blog on our website entitled "Mouth taping and sleep apnea, shut your mouth about shutting your mouth." https://sleep4performance.com/mouth-taping-and-sleep-apnea-shut-your-mouth-about-shutting-your-mouth/ Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the below: Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for 1) anyone interested in trying all of our flavours or 2) someone who wants to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers. They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! DrinkLMNT.com/sleep4performance

In this episode, I sit down with James Hewitt. James is a human performance scientist with a passion for making complex science digestible and practical. He established this site to share evidence-based, actionable insights from his 15+ years of work and research with some of the most demanding and high-performing clients. https://jameshewittperformance.com/ We discuss; developing healthy, sustainable habits for 2023, practical ways to combine health and physical activity, how to be kind to yourself and achieving human performance optimisation in 2023. Enrol in the Sustainable Performance Academy today to get inspired and energised with new ideas to improve your well-being and performance, gain confidence and clarity about what will work for you and be equipped with practical tools to put good ideas into action. Listeners use the code S4P25, they'll get 25% off the course. Participants have experienced: https://sustainable-performance-academy.teachable.com/p/spa-sales-page Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all our flavours or wanting to introduce a friend to LMNT. This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. This offer is available for new and returning customers They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! http://drinklmnt.com/sleep4performance

Changes in reindeer sleep regulation across the year: a central role for rumination? In this episode, I am joined by Melanie Furrer, who recently presented her study on sleep in reindeer. Most non-hibernating animals maintain daily “circadian ”rhythms of sleep across the year, as well as “homeostatic” sleep-wake patterns in which increasing time awake is followed by increased sleep amount or intensity. Strikingly, ruminant reindeer in the Arctic show 24-h rhythmicity at the equinoxes but none at either solstice; summertime activity greatly exceeds wintertime activity. So far, nothing is known about their sleep or how it might be seasonally modulated. Methods: We simultaneously recorded non-invasive electroencephalography EEG in four adult female reindeer for four days at The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway in July, September, and December. Rapid eye movement, REM sleep, non-REM NREM sleep, and rumination were visually identified from the EEG, and slow-wave activity SWA, EEG power 1–18 4.5 Hz during NREM sleep, the classic marker for homeostatic changes in sleep pressure, was calculated. Results: Although sleep in reindeer generally resembled that of other mammals, key novel adaptations were observed in July/September: n=4, December: n=3. Like most species, sleep-wake distribution paralleled daily activity during seasonally changing light-dark conditions and SWA during NREM sleep increased after prolonged wake periods. Surprisingly, total sleep duration was roughly equal across seasons, and prolonged waking produced a lower SWA response in summer than in winter. As reported for some domestic ruminants, EEG during rumination showed typical characteristics of NREM sleep. Furthermore, rumination appeared to substitute for sleep under all observed conditions. Accordingly, SWA decreased across rumination, and total rumination and NREM sleep durations were negatively correlated. Homeostatic modelling of SWA further suggested that rumination was equivalent to sleep. Conclusions: We suggest that less pronounced SWA increases across waking in summer might indicate higher baseline sleep pressure during this season, possibly resulting from increased activity, food intake and light exposure. Within this context, rumination might partially substitute conventional sleep, permitting near-constant feeding in the arctic summer while compensating for increased sleep pressure. Contact or follow Melanie https://www.kispi.uzh.ch/forschungszentrum/person/furrer-melanie. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Melanie-Furrer-2 Contact me at iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au or www.sleep4performance.com.au and check out the YouTube channel. Check out our sponsor LMNT. Click on the link to order and get a free LMNT Sample Pack when you order through the custom link below. Key details: • The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavour. This is the perfect offer for anyone interested in trying all of our flavours or who wants to introduce a friend to LMNT. • This offer is exclusively available through VIP LMNT Partners – you won’t find this offer publicly available. • This offer is available for new and returning customers • They offer refunds on all orders with no questions – you don’t even have to send it back! DrinkLMNT.com/sleep4performance