Episode 28: A healthy mind means good business
In this episode the brilliant Jackie Shears joins me to share her personal experiences of mental stress in the workplace and how it led to her becoming a Mental Health Instructor and creating Healthy Minds Healthy Business - supporting teams to be mentally healthy. We chat about: How a data driven role in the NHS led Jackie to the work she does today Who is responsible for wellbeing in the business How organisations can REALLY support their people (it’s not with fresh fruit and yoga) Why Jackie was awarded an OBE and what it means to her and her work Some advice to businesses and individuals who want to encourage wellbeing in their workplace About Jackie… Jackie Shears spent 30 in the public sector, including 20 years in various senior roles in the NHS. In that time she experienced the highs and lows good and poor workplace cultures, all the while believing she was superwoman and could rise above anything. A sustained spell of high stress taught her she was, in fact, only human, and gave her an object lesson in what poor mental health really means, feels like and does to you. After 3 months on sick leave and lots of subsequent learning, she trained as a mental health first aider, then as a mental health first aid instructor. Recognising these are valuable additions to a healthy workplace culture – but not the whole answer, she also provides support to design and develop Mental Health strategies for organisations and also delivers bespoke training aimed at building line manager capability to understand and manage their teams in a Mentally Health way. Find out more about jackie and the amazing work she does supporting businesses at https://healthymindshealthybusiness.com/