Psych for Life with Dr. Amanda Ferguson
Healthy Sleep - correcting disorders & re-discovering delights with Dr Moira Junge
July 11, 2022
Is it time to improve your sleep? In this episode I chat with Dr. Moira Junge, CEO of Sleep Health Foundation and Director of Australian Sleep and Alertness Consortium. As a psychologist specialising in sleeping difficulties, Moira's focus is on education, awareness and prevention. If you're keen to uplevel your sleep or simply get it back on track, listen in to find out: - is 8 hrs a night really a myth? And if so, how much sleep should you be getting - why quality over quantity and attending to individual needs is key - the importance of making sleep a health priority - how screens and devices have caused us to trade sleep for entertainment and why this sacrifice is bad for us - the impact of sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome - simple, yet powerful strategies to improve the quality of your sleep...almost overnight So if recent stressors and the pandemic environment has disrupted your sleep routine and you're feeling the effects, listen in to prioritise restorative sleep methods that may have you feeling more rested than before.
Is it time to improve your sleep? In this episode I chat with Dr. Moira Junge,  CEO of Sleep Health Foundation and Director of Australian Sleep and Alertness Consortium. As a psychologist specialising in sleeping difficulties, Moira's focus is on education, awareness and prevention. If you're keen to uplevel your sleep or simply get it back on track, listen in to find out:

- is 8 hrs a night really a myth? And if so, how much sleep should you be getting
- why quality over quantity and attending to individual needs is key
- the importance of making sleep a health priority
- how screens and devices have caused us to trade sleep for entertainment and why this sacrifice is bad for us
- the impact of sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome
- simple, yet powerful strategies to improve the quality of your sleep...almost overnight

So if recent stressors and the pandemic environment has disrupted your sleep routine and you're feeling the effects, listen in to prioritise restorative sleep methods that may have you feeling more rested than before.

For more information and to get in touch with Dr. Moira Junge you can contact -
Sleep Health Foundation

Listen to her podcast -
Sleep Talk