The final episode of the Waking Up Tired – Narcolepsy Symptoms Explained podcast features Dr David Cunnington, a specialist sleep physician and educator, who’s spent over two decades listening to patients and helping decode the complexities of sleep disorders. David shares what narcolepsy looks like from the other side of the desk, why diagnosis takesContinueContinue reading “Why Narcolepsy Takes Time to Diagnose: Dr David Cunnington Explains Narcolepsy in Clinical Practice”
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Disrupted Sleep, Disrupted Life – Disrupted Night-time Sleep
Waking Up Tired – Narcolepsy Symptoms Explained Podcast Episode Four When I was first diagnosed with narcolepsy, I wasn’t handed a guidebook. No roadmap, no real explanation—just a steep learning curve I’m still navigating. That’s why conversations like the one in Episode 4 of Waking Up Tired matter so deeply. In this episode, you willContinueContinue reading “Disrupted Sleep, Disrupted Life – Disrupted Night-time Sleep”
Waking Up Tired Podcast – Narcolepsy Symptoms Explained
Waking Up Tired, the podcast that explores narcolepsy through the lens of lived experience
World Sleep Day: Make Sleep Health a Priority
World Sleep Day: March 14, 2025 Friday, March 14 is World Sleep Day, and in recognition of this event, members of the Living With Narcolepsy in Australia Facebook Group participated in this awareness opportunity by answering five questions based on the theme “Make Sleep Health a Priority.” World Sleep Society is a nonprofit, professional membershipContinueContinue reading “World Sleep Day: Make Sleep Health a Priority”
WORLD SLEEP DAY 2024
World Sleep Day, March 15, 2024, Sleep Equity for Global Health.
WORLD SLEEP DAY
‘Sleep Equity for Global Health’ is this year’s World Sleep Day theme.
As a World Sleep Day delegate this year, I will be sharing some slides that I have created, using the responses to my questions that I asked members of the Living With Narcolepsy in Australia Facebook Group.
We aim to raise awareness of the importance of sleep for physical and mental health, as well as the challenges faced by people who live with narcolepsy in Australia.
Please help us to raise awareness for World Sleep Day, March 15th, 2024.
LIVING WITH NARCOLEPSY IN AUSTRALIA
I have been very busy putting together slideshows to Raise Narcolepsy Awareness for this years World Narcolepsy Day. The slideshows are a brief snippet about what it is like to be Living With Narcolepsy in Australia. I invited people who Live With Narcolepsy to answer a few questions, and have put their responses into slideshowContinueContinue reading “LIVING WITH NARCOLEPSY IN AUSTRALIA”
Sharing Our Stories To Raise Awareness
Being diagnosed at the age of 49 to me meant that I had already lost the majority of my life and therefore I was determined to find the best possible way to get through my remaining years as a person who is ‘Living with Narcolepsy’ the best way that I possibly can.
Today is World Narcolepsy Day
The difficulty in being diagnosed with this rare disease is why so many people go undiagnosed for many year’s. I believe that not only should doctor’s receive training in sleep disorders, teacher’s should too! If a teacher was aware of what to look for, they may be able to help a student to get diagnosedContinueContinue reading “Today is World Narcolepsy Day”
World Narcolepsy Day 2021
World Narcolepsy Day is only 11 days away, on September 22nd.Narcolepsy is a Rare Disease that affects 1 in 2,000 In the US or 3 million worldwide! It is a neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to control the sleep AND wake cycles, and there is no cure. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness is the mostContinueContinue reading “World Narcolepsy Day 2021”
Raising Awareness Interview
On the lead up to this years World Narcolepsy Day, I was invited to be interviewed to discuss narcolepsy by Jo from my local community radio station PBAFM. Jo has a weekly program called The Kitchen Table, and every week she and her co host Pete chat with a variety of people about subjects thatContinueContinue reading “Raising Awareness Interview”
Raising Awareness
<p id="RaisingAwareness" value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80">Today I will be joining "<a href="https://www.pbafm.org.au/shows/the-kitchen-table/">The Kitchen Table</a>" at 1.30pm (SA time) to discuss narcolepsy to help to raise awareness of this chronic neurological condition. Tune in to <a href="https://radioau.net/pba-fm/">PBAFM</a> 89.7 FM to hear the interview.Today I will be joining “The Kitchen Table” at 1.30pm (SA time) toContinueContinue reading “Raising Awareness”
