Is your workplace tackling mental health head-on? 🧠💼 - with Kes Smith Green

Supporting mental health in the workplace is crucial. In a fast-paced, ever-evolving work environment, employees face high levels of stress and burnout. This can negatively impact not only their well-being but also workplace productivity. Mental health support isn’t just about offering therapy sessions—it's about creating a supportive culture where employees feel safe to discuss and address their mental health concerns. 🌱

In today’s episode, Kes Smith-Green, Wellbeing Coach and Mental Health Advocate, dives deep into how leaders can create mentally healthy workplaces. You’ll discover actionable steps for building a mental health framework that supports employees' well-being, and learn about the importance of mental health first aiders in organizations. Kes will explain how leaders can navigate leadership challenges in culturally diverse environments while empowering employees through flexible roles and autonomy.

Here's what we'll be covering in today's episode:

• 🧠 Building mental health frameworks that support employees' well-being.
• 🌍 Navigating leadership challenges in culturally diverse environments.
• 💡 Empowering employees through flexible roles and autonomy.
• 🎯 The critical role of mental health first aiders in organizations.
• 💬 Why self-awareness and small gestures can make a massive difference in mental health.
• 🤝 Why mental health awareness is key to creating a safe and supportive workplace culture.
• 💪 Resilience-building strategies for employees and leaders alike.

Mental health isn’t just an individual responsibility—it's a collective effort. Leaders who are aware of their impact on employee well-being can foster healthier, more resilient teams. 🙌

Follow Kes' work:
Website: www.ksg-wellnesscoaching.com
LinkedIn: Kes Smith-Green

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Introduction
08:37 – What is Mental Health?
15:20 – Navigating Highs & Lows
21:40 – Mental Health Awareness in the Workplace
25:11 – Coaching in Mental Health
29:54 – Organizational Mental Health Challenges
41:11 – Don’t Rush into Workplace Wellbeing Solutions
49:28 – Personal Mental Health Issues and Organizational Impact
01:00 – Building Lasting Resilience
01:13 – Taking Ownership
01:19 – Final Thoughts

ABOUT THE HOSTS:
We're Charlotte & Jonathan, Your Guides to Lasting Wellness!

We've both been in the health and wellness trenches for over 35 years combined. We're not just enthusiasts – we're established professionals with a deep understanding of the human body and mind. We've experienced burnout firsthand, hitting rock bottom and feeling like something was missing. But we also know the incredible power of healing and achieving high performance – we've lived it! That's why we're here. We want to empower YOU to become the happiest, healthiest version of yourself. We don't believe in quick fixes or fads – we focus on proven strategies that deliver lasting results.

ABOUT THE WELLNESS THEORY:
The Wellness Theory is a multi award-winning team based in UAE, specializing in stress-relief and collaborative workplace wellbeing solutions. Having spent the last 35+ years coaching high-performers to eliminate unhealthy stress, the Wellness Theory Team moves purpose driven leaders and organizations in the GCC from surviving to thriving by helping them overcome burnout, anxiety and overwhelm for themselves and their teams. They see a future where both individuals and organizations are healthy and well so they can be a force for good in the world. Stress is one of the most overlooked barriers to optimum wellbeing and high performance, both personally and professionally. Wellness Theory programmed are designed to uplift high-performers to relieve stress, burnout & overwhelm and instead live in high-performance, happiness & optimum health. Corporate clients who work with Wellness Theory, show a 70% reduction in unhealthy stress reported by employees, a 23% reduction in stress-related absences and an immeasurable boost in morale and overall performance amongst teams.

OUR OTHER PODCASTS:
🔊🎧 Stress Relief Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcast...
🔊🎧 Thrive in the Workplace Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

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👉 Website: https://www.thewellnesstheory.com/
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👉 LinkedIn:   / the-wellness-theory  

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