SEMINARS
A Healthier Life starts with A Healthy Shift
Seminars and Keynote Speaking on Shift Work Solutions
As shift workers we bear the brunt of our own resilience. We weather a deluge of responsibilities around the clock, often at the expense of our health, sleep and overall wellness. From front-line health workers and emergency services through to security personnel, aviation, transport and all the shift workers in between, there exists a shared experience: we’re in the trenches together.
As managers and team leaders, you have a responsibility to question whether you’re doing enough to help your staff cope with the rigours of shift work.
A veteran 24/7 shift worker with almost four decades working in Law Enforcement myself, I have a frank understanding of how shift work manifests itself in plummeting workplace morale, low productivity and increases in unplanned leave.
But when we are taught no different, shift work smothers any chance of balance, harmony, productivity and maintaining a passion for your work. Through A Healthy Shift I have coached shift workers worldwide and changed their personal and professional lives with evidence-based and holistic health solutions. And now, through keynote speaking opportunities and seminars, I have magnified these results throughout Australia, offering an unwavering commitment to helping shift workers thrive and not just survive.
Passionate & People-First
Fighting the negative effects of shift work through education
I am a veteran shift worker and certified nutritionist who has developed a framework for delivering workshops that are relatable, practical and results-focused. My extensive shift work experience, combined with evidence-based health solutions, allows me to connect with fellow shift workers and deliver pragmatic shift work solutions.
I’ve taken it upon myself to stay abreast of the ever-emerging research that informs best working practices for shift work, alleviating the mental toll managers experience. My seminars equip your workplace with practical strategies, without having to do any legwork yourself. Shift workers see improvements immediately, and the results speak for themselves: a united and healthy workforce who can once again find passion in their work, reductions in unplanned leave, tools and strategies that prevent burnout and employees who have a sense of control over their health and wellbeing.
About Roger Sutherland
I am a veteran shift worker who has worn many hats over the last four decades working in Law Enforcement. I am a father of two shift working adult children, a partner to a former shiftworker and a father-in-law to a shift working son. I have been a confidant to fellow employees suffering from the rigours of shiftwork. And for many years, I was also a victim to the detrimental and debilitating effects of shift work due to lack of education.
Until I returned to study Nutrition at the age of 55. I had an inkling that there was more we could be doing to preserve and promote our own health as shift workers, partners, parents, friends and co-workers. I was accepted into the world renowned school of nutrition, Mac-Nutrition Uni, the gold standard for evidence-based nutrition practitioners. I absorbed every module, learning and applying this newfound nutrition and wellness information to the nuances of shift work.
In 2019, I embarked on A Healthy Shift, now a certified evidence-based nutritionist ready to shift perspectives and change lives. My seminars and keynote engagements delve into the importance of nutrient timing (also known as chrononutrition), sleep, optimising your body for night shift, movement, stress and mental health, why women are more affected by shift work and how illness manifests more commonly in shift workers.
The preface of my work remains simple: to help shift workers to thrive, not just survive. And I look forward to creating this change in your workplace.
Seminar and Keynote Topics
Time and time again I receive feedback that my workshops equip shift workers with the knowledge they should’ve been given prior to commencing shift work. Not a decade deep into their career. At that point the outlook is bleak and the day to day work feels like a scramble.
My keynote engagements can be flexibly tailored to meet the specific needs of your workforce, covering a range of important topics:
Meal timing and chrononutrition
Strategies to support meal prepping
Light exposure and optimal sleep
Night shift optimisation
The benefits of simple movement
Stress warning signs
Strategies to support mental health
Why night shift is harder for women and nutrition considerations for women
How illness manifests in shift workers
A shift in mindset when it comes to managing self care
The importance of a work life balance.
I want immediate and long-lasting results for your workforce
Real-world shift work solutions
I read the research, analyse the evidence and then, based on my own decades of shift working experience, find ways to apply it in an actual shift working environment. Without this, research just gathers dust on a bookshelf. I honestly believe there is a world where every shift worker can thrive in both their personal and professional life. There doesn’t have to be a tradeoff between a fulfilling shift work career and a restorative, enjoyable personal life. My approach remains holistic and evidence-based, equipping shift workers with simple solutions to allow for personal accountability and a thriving workforce.
Straight from the shift worker’s mouth
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Keynote FAQs
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My live keynote workshops are two hours long, including question time and breaks.
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I travel anywhere globally, visiting workplaces and other venues. Simply let me know where and when, and I’ll take care of organising my travel and accommodation to meet you there.
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All I require is a conference, board or private room with an audio-visual system to plug into (HDMI/Click Share).