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Petra Velzeboer hosts this dynamic conversation, confronting topics like workplace culture, leadership, burnout in people teams, getting benefits right, technology and the impact on employee mental health.
Petra hosts in a confronting and often hilarious way, getting to the root issues and providing the tools and skills necessary for the audience to evolve into the new world of work.
Interviewing thought leaders, employees, c-suite, human resources, politicians and personalities, she asks the questions that make a difference to how we do our job and helps us think outside of the wellbeing box ensuring true innovation in the wellbeing landscape.
This is about real-talk, getting to the heart of the matter and challenging brave action in order to take radical responsibility for creating mentally healthy cultures.
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21 Oct 2024
Ex Law-Firm Partner Speaks Out: Can Wellbeing and the Legal Sector Co-Exist?
Mental health in the legal sector, does it even exist?
In this episode I am joined by ex-partner of a law firm, Helen Pamely, who speaks out against the sector’s record on mental health.
Helen challenges the pre-conceptions and norms of the industry to forge a new way. An ex-lawyer turned coach; she has lived experience at the top levels of this high-pressured environment. She discusses the radical changes needed to prioritise mental health and how the culture needs to evolve.
She calls out the practices that are compromising mental health in law firms, and the toxic cultures that enable them.
There is a real need for a more supportive and understanding work environment in law, Helen shows the way in how to achieve that.
“It’s misogyny, it’s bullying, it’s being iced out, it’s being fired. People hurt people” – Helen
You'll hear about:
00:56 - What does Helen aspire to?
01:52 - Is it possible to prioritise mental health in the legal sector?
05:33 - How Helen changed career help others
10:09 - The toxic nature of becoming a partner
13:04 - Helen on emotional intelligence
17:29 - Helen's messaging that resonates the most
19:45 - The real impact of tragic stories
24:21 - What is the radical change needed in law?
28:47 - Helen's mental health non-negotiables
Helen’s resources
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenpamely/
Website - https://helenpamely.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/helenpamely/?hl=en
Listen to Helen’s podcast More Than A Lawyer - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/more-than-a-lawyer/id1729325503
Petra’s resources:Petra’s website - https://www.petravelzeboer.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-velzeboer/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/petra.velzeboer/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@petravelzeboer397
Buy Petra’s book: Begin With You: Invest in Your Mental Well-being and Satisfaction at Work - https://shorturl.at/nyDOX
8 Oct 2024
Getting Men to Talk with Todd Hopwood
“Men don’t talk about their mental health.”
This is the perception that my guest in this episode, Todd Hopwood, has been fighting to break.
The cultural expectations of men often mean they keep quiet about their wellbeing, a problem in itself that can do far more damage. Todd has been using his position as a leader to advocate for the mental health of his workforce by leading by example.
After posting his mental health score at work one day his colleagues began to open up to him, which led him down a path of supporting people, in particular men, to talk about their own challenges.
We discuss the challenges of showing vulnerability, and the need for trust and communication in relationships. Todd also shares his personal journey of caring for a family member with mental health issues, the barriers he faced in disclosing his struggles, and the transformative power of being open about emotions.
The conversation emphasizes the necessity for radical changes needed to support men to talk more.
“What I wasn’t planning for was that lots of people started talking to me about mental health” – Todd
You'll hear about:
01:35 - Why is mental health important to Todd?
04:41 - Todd on showing vulnerability
08:48 - The impacts of sharing his mental health score at work
17:40 - Networks and leading by example
22:35 - Todd's relationship with mental health growing up
29:40 - Could anyone have supported Todd differently?
33:43 - How partners can support men challenging conditioning
40:52 - The impacts of stress on your responses
44:33 - Should we care for ourselves first before others?
48:00 - The most radical change we need in wellbeing
51:24 - What do men need to know about mental health?
Todd’s resources:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-hopwood-00404310/
Petra’s resources:Petra’s website - https://www.petravelzeboer.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-velzeboer/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/petra.velzeboer/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@petravelzeboer397
Buy Petra’s book: Begin With You: Invest in Your Mental Well-being and Satisfaction at Work - https://shorturl.at/nyDOX
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