Now I Know

Resham Ahdan

There are so many wellbeing topics I wish I knew when I was younger. These episodes will focus on wellbeing tools and tips and you will come away saying "Now I know about....".

  1. 07/07/2025

    Now I Know About ImNotOk – Poppy Barnes | E24

    ImNotOk Founders: ·      Poppy Barnes – Co Founder of an incredibleorganisation called ImNotOk. ·      Poppy has worked in the advertising industry for18 years, where her passion for supporting people with their mental health came to fruition and she led their mental health programme. ·     Poppy is also studying to be a trainedcounsellor. ·      ImNotOk was launched 18 months ago, with Poppyand two more Co- founders – Paul Rowlinson and Nick Brown ImNotOk Purpose ·      The advertising industry is very fast paced, high pressured, people work very long hours, very high expectations from clients. ·      The advertising industry is even more challenging than ever, burnout is very common. ·      ImNotOk is a peer-to-peer support network. ·      It works my matching individuals to ImNotOk volunteers called Companions and they are matched based on having that shared lived experience and common interests. A very unique matching process ·      Our support is empathetic. Very human, also incrediblyaccessible. ·      We partner with organisations within the advertising industry and allow their individuals to reach out to us. ·      It’s simple and accessible. Why use ImNotOk? ·      ImNotOk compliments the already existing mental health support e.g. EAP, Mental Health First Aiders. ·      ImNotOk is not clinical support, ImNotOk companions are decent, kind compassionate human being with lived experiences. ·      ImNotOk companions offer individuals that time and space to be heard and truly understood. ImNotOk Companions ·      Phenomenal training is provided by ·      Elizabeth Cairns (understand the power of the vagus nerve) ·      Dan Connors who is an army veteran who led armynegotiation in Afghanistan - listening exercises, identify body languages and facialexpressions to help people open up.   Stats ·      1/3 of people in the advertising industry arenot ok.  “a report from nabs highlightingthe mental health crisis in the advertising industry). The nabs helpline saw anincrease in cases, 18% year on year of people needing help with their mentalhealth. ·      Mental health UK – the burnout report – 9 out of10 people suffer with stress in the workplace Connect with ImNotOK ·      Email: hello@imnotok.uk ·      LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/imnotok/posts/?feedView=all ·      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/imnotoknetwork/ ·      Website - https://www.imnotok.uk/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAae6lu87X9ta5N1CDA5Y6Qo0cVfT-8YupDUD-IA4kLYPUjXeIpD_gCSrHXwb7Q_aem_aCmk05Sndnm2VEOODZcYRg

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There are so many wellbeing topics I wish I knew when I was younger. These episodes will focus on wellbeing tools and tips and you will come away saying "Now I know about....".