In this episode I sit down TalkOut Co-founder and Managing Director, Jill Mead and Clinical Psychology Researcher – Natalie Edwards.
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Jill chats about her journey when she slipped to her lowest low but eventually managed to claw her way out of the hole and how it was this journey that led her to meet Jim Cockburn and create TalkOut. TalkOut is the voice of Mental Health in the workplace and has one mission; to make it okay not to be okay in the workplace. They are working hard to break the stigma around mental health in the workplace.
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Every one of us has suffered from some sort of despair, anxiety, depression or feeling of utter hopelessness at one stage or another. For many, it is a never-ending battle and there is so much pressure – especially in the workplace – to pretend you’re fine.
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In this chat we discuss the very scary stats that show just how much we need a company like TalkOut to help us all in the workplace; we discuss how to be aware of the signs that you're giving too much of yourself or struggling; we discuss how to open up about mental health issues at work; we talk about the effectiveness of Mindfulness and Meditation and how to implement that in to your working world... and so much more.
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Depression is NOT a sign of weakness. It's ok to not be ok.
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