Bringing Sleep Lessons from Personal Life to Rehabilitation – an OT’s Perspective
“Sleep fascinates me. The more I learned, the more I understood the magnificent things that the brain does when we are sleeping” – Maria, an Occupational Therapist.
Donald’s Story of Thriving with Fragmented Sleep
“Most people want day shifts, but not me. People have a hard time sleeping during the day, but I never had a problem. I can sleep anytime. 4-5 hours of sleep is enough for me. Night shift is just convenient for me” – Donald, an ICU nurse.
Beniamin’s Story of Shifting Gears from Night Work to Day Job
“We expect night-shift workers to continue to be fathers, mothers, daughters, wives and, sometimes, come home and take care of their older or sick parents and still perform their 105%.”– Beniamin, a nurse clinician
A Marathon of Julie’s Sleepless Nights, Work and Life
“A life with night shift work and lack of sleep is like a marathon that we impose on ourselves to try to reconcile family life, work and leisure but which has immediate and long-term consequences on the mind and body.” – Julie, night shift nurse
Le marathon des nuits blanches, du travail et de la vie de Julie
« Une vie marquée par le travail de nuit et le manque de sommeil est comme un marathon que l’on s’impose soi-même pour tenter de concilier vie familiale, travail et loisirs, mais qui a des conséquences immédiates et à long terme sur le corps et l’esprit. » –Julie, infirmière de nuit