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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The Shadow Man and Me Terrifying Narcolepsy Hallucinations
Waking Up Tired Narcolepsy Symptoms Explained Podcast In episode six of the Waking Up Tired – Narcolepsy Symptoms Explained podcast, host Di Spillane introduces us to Laura. When Laura first started seeing the Shadow Man — a dark, looming figure who hovered near her bed she thought she was losing her mind. The hallucinations wereContinueContinue reading “The Shadow Man and Me Terrifying Narcolepsy Hallucinations”
Frozen Awake: Erin’s Story of Sleep Paralysis, Hypnagogic Hallucinations and Narcolepsy
“I was awake, but I couldn’t move. I could hear someone say my name—but no one was there.” https://open.spotify.com/episode/2578xNvXmyYjuiu0SdEQfH?si=7Cf34uo9TZW3R9t87O3WFg That was Erin’s first experience of sleep paralysis. She was 16, confused, and terrified. What she didn’t know then was that this moment would mark the beginning of her journey toward a diagnosis of Type 1ContinueContinue reading “Frozen Awake: Erin’s Story of Sleep Paralysis, Hypnagogic Hallucinations and Narcolepsy”
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
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”
