Sarah Blunden has a dual role as Head of Paediatric Sleep Research and Professor of Clinical Psychology at Central Queensland University. She is a clinical psychologist specialising in the treatment of children’s sleep problems and related mental health issues. Sarah is the Founder/Director of the Paediatric Sleep and Psychology Clinic and Director of SensibleSleep. Sarah is a member of the Education Committee, Behavioural Sleep Medicine subcommittee and chair of the Indigenous Sleep Health Special Interest group, Her research interests include sleep education, Indigenous sleep and health, sleep interventions for young children and the psychosocial and psychological impact of poor sleep. Sarah is an expert sleep consultant for the Australian Psychological Society and is often featured as an expert on ABC radio. Sarah has presented over 90 conference presentations and published over 100 academic papers and books including The Sensible Sleep Solution for infants and the Boss of My Sleep Book for Toddlers. Her responsive sleep therapies are published and utilised worldwide. Sarah's Website - SensibleSleep
https://sensiblesleep.com/ Other resources Australian Sleep health Foundation https://www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au/ American National Sleep Foundation https://www.sleepfoundation.org/ Australia’s Raising children’s network (for children and families) https://raisingchildren.net.au/ TED talk - Why sleep matters from Harvard Medical School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmwgGkJ64CM
Michelle McQuaid is a best-selling author, workplace wellbeing teacher and playful change activator. With more than a decade of senior leadership experience in large organizations around the world, she’s passionate about translating cutting-edge research from positive psychology and neuroscience, into practical strategies for health, happiness, and business success.
An honorary fellow at Melbourne University’s Graduate School of Education, she blogs for Psychology Today, Huffington Post and Live Happy and her work has been featured in Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, Boss Magazine, The Age and more.
She holds a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and has completed her PhD in Appreciative Inquiry under the supervision of Professors David Cooperrider and Celeste Wilderom.
Michelle lives to help people discover their strengths, move beyond their fears, and finally discover what it truly takes to flourish with confidence.
How to find Michelle:
The Wellbeing Lab: www.thewellbeinglab.com
Making Positive Psychology Work: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/making-positive-psychology-work-podcast/id1124670073?fbclid=IwAR3qimiXYIGeaHsvgTqkSXAV_xnzen4JRZwaSh35EZektac5vDCXpFH0LHo
Books:
Tiny Habits: https://www.booktopia.com.au/tiny-habits-b-j-fogg/book/9780358003328.html
Untamed: https://www.booktopia.com.au/untamed-glennon-doyle/book/9781984801258.html
In this podcast I am thrilled to share my chat with my mindfulness mentor, Stephen Archer. Stephen is the Director and Lead Trainer and Supervisor for Mindfulness Works for Organisations.
To find out more about Stephen you can visit his website at https://mindfulness-training.co.nz/.
Find out more about Mindfulness Works at https://mindfulnessworksaustralia.com.au/an-introduction-to-mindfulness-and-meditation-adelaide/#1558669035498-b23dc5b1-435e.
And find out more about Te Moata and Stephen's retreats at http://temoata.org/te-moata/.
In this podcast I chat with Scott Crabtree, Chief Happiness officer at Happy Brain Science. To find out more about Happy Brain Science and for the links to what Scott references go to; Website: Happy Brain science go to http://www.happybrainscience.com. TED Talk: Kelly McGonigal, Make stress your friend go here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGyVTAoXEU. Book: Sonja Lyubomirsky, The how of happiness - https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-how-of-happiness-sonja-lyubomirsky/prod9780143114956.html. Happiness Game: https://www.happybrainscience.com/product/choose-happiness-at-work/. Scott's reading list: https://www.happybrainscience.com/recommended-reading/#All
Margie Warrell is a best selling Author today I talk to her about Living Brave