{"podcast":{"title":"Make Visible: ME/CFS, Long Covid, POTS, EDS, Fibro & MCAS Explored","slug":"make-visible-chronic-illness-explored-7015207","podcast_index_feed_id":7015207,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/madevisible/feed.xml","website_url":"https://madevisible.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19258195/MakeVisible_artwork2000_nwhgpv.jpeg","author":"Visible with Emily Kate Stephens","episode_count":40,"summary":"Shining a light on complex chronic illness. Journalist Emily Kate Stephens discusses the latest research and insights with the world’s leading experts, scientists and healthcare professionals. Including ME/CFS, Long Covid, EDS, Fibromyalgia, POTS, and more, we delve into living with energy-limiting, invisible illness.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T06:20:50.842452+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-visible-chronic-illness-explored-7015207"},"episode":{"title":"#27 Unlocking the strategies for deep sleep with David Joffe","slug":"27-unlocking-the-strategies-for-deep-sleep-with-david-joffe","published_at":"2026-02-06T16:53:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-visible-chronic-illness-explored-7015207/27-unlocking-the-strategies-for-deep-sleep-with-david-joffe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-visible-chronic-illness-explored-7015207","url":"https://madevisible.podbean.com/e/27-unlocking-the-strategies-for-deep-sleep-with-david-joffe/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/svmvnj7pdpw2ctdf/Visible_S1_Ep27_David_Joffe.mp3","summary":"Sleep strategies for Long Covid, insomnia, and chronic illness When you’re living with Long Covid or a complex chronic condition, sleep can feel like the one thing your body needs most — and the hardest thing to access. From insomnia and restless legs to sleep anxiety, constant waking, and unrefreshing rest, sleep disturbances are a common and exhausting part of chronic illness. In this episode of Make Visible, Emily Kate Stephens and Gez Medinger explore how sleep has affected — and been effected by — their Long Covid and chronic illness, and share practical strategies to improve sleep quality and quantity. Emily Kate is joined by sleep and respiratory physician David Joffe, who draws on over 40 years of clinical experience supporting patients with severe sleep disorders, respiratory disease, and Long Covid–related complications. Together, they discuss why Long Covid disrupts sleep architecture, how reduced slow-wave sleep impacts brain detoxification via the glymphatic system, and what the body needs to initiate and maintain restorative rest. This episode covers: Sleep hygiene for Long Covid and chronic illness Daily routines to support circadian rhythm and sleep quality Calming nighttime rituals to reduce sleep anxiety Supplements for sleep and nervous system regulation Pharmacological supports, including melatonin, magnesium, and glycine Emily Kate and Gez then reflect on the interview, sharing their lived experience of these strategies, discussing supplements in more detail, and highlighting why a personalised approach to sleep is essential when the nervous system, metabolism, and brain are highly dysregulated. About David Joffe David Joffe is a senior staff physician at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, with specialist interests in insomnia, restless legs syn…","meta_description":"Sleep strategies for Long Covid, insomnia, and chronic illness When you’re living with Long Covid or a complex chronic condition, sleep can feel like the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3548,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/make-visible-chronic-illness-explored-7015207/episodes/27-unlocking-the-strategies-for-deep-sleep-with-david-joffe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-visible-chronic-illness-explored-7015207/27-unlocking-the-strategies-for-deep-sleep-with-david-joffe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}