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Developing and Maintaining Mentally Healthy & Supportive Workplaces (Part 2) StellarCast
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Stellar’s Managing Director, Shaun McCambridge, sits down with Dan Hunt, former professional rugby league player and founder of The Mental Health Movement. They discuss how The Mental Health Movement has created mentally healthy workplaces and the necessary steps to achieve this. Dan draws on past experiences and shares a wealth of knowledge on navigating towards a better mental head space.
Dan’s Highlights
1.00 - What partnerships with large scale organisations like BHP, Qantas, Glencore and many more generally entail
7:31 - How we can identify and understand mental health to the same capacity as physical fitness
12:12 - A proactive vs reactive organisation when it comes to achieving a mentally healthy workplace
18:10 - Dan’s best practices and tips for staying mentally well
24:15 - How to find the right person to help you on your journey
27:45 - The vision for The Mental Health Movement and the exciting plans ahead
31.35 - How to find The Mental Health Movement
What partnerships with large scale organisations like BHP, Qantas, Glencore and many more generally entail
Through collaborating with these organisations, ongoing relationships have been established. Through the different steps integrated throughout the Mental Health Movement’ s blueprint, many employees are now able to identify and understand how to reach out to someone who may be struggling with their mental health, ask the right questions and provide them with the support they require.
How we can identify and understand mental health to the same capacity as physical fitness.
It is important to recognise that it is not a diagnostic tool, it is a self-awareness tool that is not tangible. The Mental Health Movement have created the ‘Mental Health Continuum’ which integrates the traffic light system. We all have mental health; thus, we are on that continuum that can increase or decline at any hour, minute or second of the day. Having the continuum as a self- awareness tool will give some indication of what you need to put in place, and the support you may need to access to help you shift up in the continuum. It is important to take a proactive approach and use the continuum as a check-in tool. You do not have to do it on your own or suffer in silence.
A proactive vs reactive organisation when it comes to achieving a mentally healthy workplace.
An example of a proactive organisation is one who follows the guidelines in place by the Mental Health Movement, who has completed a mental health workplace audit, and formed a mental health committee that comprises of a mixture of individuals across all units. With the global pandemic and transition to work from home, we have seen the EAP uptake increase in 14%. Leaders who take part in the awareness and education training feel more confident in providing support to their crew. In turn, the crew members feel more confident to express how they are feeling because they are aware their leaders have had the training to provide valuable support. Some organisations take ADHOC approach, however from a business perspective, by taking a proactive approach, you will effectively retain staff members.
Dan’s best practices and tips for staying mentally well
Dan is Bipolar which means he is dealing with extremes. However, Dan states that it is all about balance and maintaining a structure and routine. There is no control over how you wake up on the continuum, but you can control the actions put in place for yourself. Some of the best practices Dan has followed are:
The recipe of 5 out of 7 days a week. Do specific actions 5 out of 7 days a week that can make Dan think or feel at least 5% better.
Saltwater therapy
Writing down three intentions at the start of the day and write three things you were grateful for the previous day
Connect with colleagues or your support network to check if they have noticed any particular changes or can provide some honest feedback
If you feel yourself disconnecting,
Stellar’s Managing Director, Shaun McCambridge, sits down with Dan Hunt, former professional rugby league player and founder of The Mental Health Movement. They discuss how The Mental Health Movement has created mentally healthy workplaces and the necessary steps to achieve this. Dan draws on past experiences and shares a wealth of knowledge on navigating towards a better mental head space.
Dan’s Highlights
1.00 - What partnerships with large scale organisations like BHP, Qantas, Glencore and many more generally entail
7:31 - How we can identify and understand mental health to the same capacity as physical fitness
12:12 - A proactive vs reactive organisation when it comes to achieving a mentally healthy workplace
18:10 - Dan’s best practices and tips for staying mentally well
24:15 - How to find the right person to help you on your journey
27:45 - The vision for The Mental Health Movement and the exciting plans ahead
31.35 - How to find The Mental Health Movement
What partnerships with large scale organisations like BHP, Qantas, Glencore and many more generally entail
Through collaborating with these organisations, ongoing relationships have been established. Through the different steps integrated throughout the Mental Health Movement’ s blueprint, many employees are now able to identify and understand how to reach out to someone who may be struggling with their mental health, ask the right questions and provide them with the support they require.
How we can identify and understand mental health to the same capacity as physical fitness.
It is important to recognise that it is not a diagnostic tool, it is a self-awareness tool that is not tangible. The Mental Health Movement have created the ‘Mental Health Continuum’ which integrates the traffic light system. We all have mental health; thus, we are on that continuum that can increase or decline at any hour, minute or second of the day. Having the continuum as a self- awareness tool will give some indication of what you need to put in place, and the support you may need to access to help you shift up in the continuum. It is important to take a proactive approach and use the continuum as a check-in tool. You do not have to do it on your own or suffer in silence.
A proactive vs reactive organisation when it comes to achieving a mentally healthy workplace.
An example of a proactive organisation is one who follows the guidelines in place by the Mental Health Movement, who has completed a mental health workplace audit, and formed a mental health committee that comprises of a mixture of individuals across all units. With the global pandemic and transition to work from home, we have seen the EAP uptake increase in 14%. Leaders who take part in the awareness and education training feel more confident in providing support to their crew. In turn, the crew members feel more confident to express how they are feeling because they are aware their leaders have had the training to provide valuable support. Some organisations take ADHOC approach, however from a business perspective, by taking a proactive approach, you will effectively retain staff members.
Dan’s best practices and tips for staying mentally well
Dan is Bipolar which means he is dealing with extremes. However, Dan states that it is all about balance and maintaining a structure and routine. There is no control over how you wake up on the continuum, but you can control the actions put in place for yourself. Some of the best practices Dan has followed are:
The recipe of 5 out of 7 days a week. Do specific actions 5 out of 7 days a week that can make Dan think or feel at least 5% better.
Saltwater therapy
Writing down three intentions at the start of the day and write three things you were grateful for the previous day
Connect with colleagues or your support network to check if they have noticed any particular changes or can provide some honest feedback
If you feel yourself disconnecting,
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