GBD158. Bending, not Breaking! Live, Learn and Work Through Disruption. (Mental Health Awareness 2021)

 1 in 5 people in the workplace have been experiencing
overwhelm during the pandemic, including people who normally rate
their RESILIENCE as 'very high'.



To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (UK) and Mental
Health Awareness Month (USA), returning guest Katie Demain of
iOpener Institute explores how the pandemic has transformed our
individual, organisational and leadership approaches to mental
health and wellbeing.  We discuss the theme of this year's
campaign - Nature - and the importance of connection as a
powerful counterbalance to uncertainty.


Talking Points. These are some of the
topics we discussed in this episode.



what's changed since she last joined us on the podcast for UK
Mental Health Awareness Week 2019,

what new research reveals about how professionals are coping
with this unprecedented level of disruption

the unusual benefits of 'forest bathing'

the risk factors of mental health

the concepts of Unproductive Uncertainty versus
Uncertainty Capability

the ALGEE acronym used in Mental Health First Aid

the 10-stage Mental Health 'how to' for leaders.



Our Guest. Connect further via LinkedIn using
the links below, or visit these websites.


Katie Demain is an Executive Coach, a Designer of Leadership
Development Programs at iOpener Institute, a speaker, a writer,
and an expert in Psychometrics. She works with clients the world
over and leads teams to deliver these programmes. 



Resources. Use these links to find out more
about this topic, or to access free and paid-for resources to
implement in your own team or organisation.


It's Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 in the UK, and Mental
Health Awareness Month in the USA.

Find out more about our guest's work at iOpener Institute.

Explore Action for Happiness

Discover Forest Bathing

Visit the AICPA's Coronavirus Resource Centre.



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