Careers & Mental Health Conversations

In this weeks Friday Rant, Tina rants to Amy about her recent trouble trying to find a mentor for one of her clients, from so called experienced and entrepreneurial role models who proclaim to want to help their fellow women in need

Wesley Vasile talks to Tina about his experience in dealing with close friends who have lost their lives to suicide, why he started the Mental Awareness Foundation and the 'Walk for Awareness which is surging in popularity, meeting the Brisbane Broncos and how we can all look out for each other, deal with Mental Health in the workplace and keep positive.

This episode, Fabianne Keily from Real Woman Global http://www.realwomanglobal.org  talks to Sally Healey  about a broad range of topics focused on women in our workforce, including the large number of women starting their own businesses, the challenges they face, keys for planning and preparation, support, the imposter syndrome and much more.

Sally Healey talks us through a worrying trend she has noticed based on clients giving feedback on attending sessions with unqualified or inexperienced career counsellors, and she explains the types of things you can look for and ask of your own counsellor, to ensure you will get the right type of advice for your situation

Chris Nunn is an experienced leadership coach who has worked as the High Performance Manager of the Australian Paralympics Committee & received the Order of Australia Medal in 2002. He is motivated by getting the best out of people and he recently spoke with our CEO, Sally Healey, about changes he sees occurring in our current workforce, the need for our younger generations to explore and find their true interests, interview tips, what current leaders need to understand about younger workers as well as give advice to future leaders.

Sheryl Batchelor has a Master's in Education and is a Global speaker on Neuroplasticity & rewiring your brain for success. Over the last eight years, Sheryl has trialed several evidence-based programs based on the principles of neuroplasticity that can help people overcome learning and emotional difficulties.  In today's episode Sheryl helps us understand what Neuroplasticity is, who it is suited to and what are the likely outcomes from undertaking scientifically validated brain health programs. You will learn about programs proven to sharpen thinking, focus attention, inspire creativity, lessen stress and improve productivity. This is a great listen for anyone who would love to know more about how to rewire your brain to achieve better personal, life and career outcomes

In our first edition of the Friday Rant, Tina & Pat ask why are we still using data from 2007 for our Nations current Mental Health statistics? We also run through our response to Mental Health funding in the budget and the need for more after care services

Paul talks to our CEO, Sally Healey, about a range of current careers based topics including the importance of being happy in your career, taking the time to explore all your options post school, advice if you get stuck in a rut, talent stacking, writing good cover letters and much more.

Sally Healey is a passionate Career Development Practitioner who provides high level consulting to companies across Australia in respect to Career Development. Sally also speaks regularly at events and seminars across about the current state of our workforce, training institutes  and the need to embrace change in respect to careers and technology.

In our first episode, we introduce our Director of Mental Health, Tina Winchester. Tina has over 25 years' experience working in Mental Health services throughout Australia and the UK. Tina share some stories about her experience in working in mental health, as well as informing us about the importance of Australian businesses introducing Mental Health and Employee Assistance Programs, whilst providing an overview on the increasingly popular Mental Health First Aid Course