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Discussing Depression with Melinda Schneider Part 2

Part 2 of my conversation with Melinda Schneider about Depression. We talk about the need to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions in our society and how to notice when it might be time to see a health professional.

Your focus during a mental health conversation with an employee

Focus your attention on your intention. What to focus on when having a mental health conversation with an employee

Discussing Depression – with Melinda Schneider – Part 1

In this Episode, I am thrilled to be speaking with Melinda Schneider, who many will know from her success as an award-winning singer-songwriter. Melinda caught my attention when I saw a newspaper article, in which he was mentioned as the new ambassador for the New South Wales Rural Adversity Mental Health Program.

Do your employees feel valued? (Part 2)

Part of creating a psychologically (mentally) safe workplace is ensuring your employees feel valued. A lack of this can foster feelings of powerlessness – a major risk factor to psychological safety.

Do your employees feel valued? (Part 1)

Helping your employees feel valued is part of creating a psychologically (mentally) safe workplace. Not feeling valued can leave people feeling powerless – that nothing they say or do really matters.

Why I’ve been absent and why I’ve come back

In this episode, you will hear: Sandi’s personal experience of the impact of COVID-19 on her business and her life and 5 specific and very tangible actions you can take

How to support someone you are concerned about

It’s time to build our confidence in having the tough conversations. It’s time to find our courageous voices. It’s time to know how to start a conversation with someone whose mental health and wellbeing we are concerned about.

How do I know I should get help? What should I be looking for?

Every presentation of a mental illness is different – just as every broken bone needs to be treated on a case-by-case basis.

What is Mental wellbeing? How do you actually define it?

Mental Health (and wellbeing) is much more than the absence of mental disorders or illnesses.

5 Questions a Leader can ask to check in on an employee’s mental wellbeing when working from home

Leaders need to be talking with their staff individually frequently enough to ensure staff do indeed feel cared for (not to mention ensuring you are meeting your legal obligations under Work Safety laws) yet not so often they feel micromanaged.