How to move your employees from surviving to thriving

Season #1 Episode #1

🧠 Why Employee Wellbeing in the Workplace Can No Longer Be a ‘Nice-to-Have’

World Mental Health Day is more than a calendar event—it’s a wake-up call.
In 2020, it felt like we lived through World Mental Health Year. The pandemic shattered routines, heightened uncertainty, and put mental health front and centre for employees and employers alike.

But four years on, many organisations are still underestimating just how much stress, change, and chronic pressure have rewired our workforce.

In this episode, I unpack the realities of employee wellbeing in the workplace—and why most company wellbeing programmes still miss the mark.

🔍 The Lasting Impact of the Pandemic

Covid didn’t just disrupt workflows—it disrupted our sense of safety.
That loss of predictability triggered survival responses in the brain: fight, flight, freeze. And for many employees, those responses never fully switched off.

🔄 When Change Is Constant, So Is Stress

We’ve normalised rapid change.
New tools. New ways of working. Layoffs. Restructures.
But the nervous system doesn’t adapt as quickly as your tech stack.
Chronic change leads to chronic dysregulation—and no, a mindfulness app won’t fix it.

⚠️ Stress in the System: Why Managers Are Struggling Too

Today’s leaders are being asked to manage performance and emotional wellbeing, with little or no training in how to do either from a regulated, grounded state.

And yet, emotionally overwhelmed managers create emotionally unsafe teams.

🛠️ It’s Time to Upskill: Mental Health Training for Managers

Effective mental health support in the workplace isn’t about ticking boxes or hosting one-off wellness days.

It’s about teaching managers to:

  • Recognise mental health red flags in their teams

  • How to create psychological safety

  • Hold space without absorbing emotional overwhelm

🎧 Listen Now:

If you’re responsible for employee wellbeing, HR, or management training, this episode is for you.

Let’s move beyond surface-level strategies and talk about real, lasting change in workplace mental health.

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