Mental Health at Work

Hannah Gibson, People Operations Lead at Flatfair, shares how a career change revived her from burnout, how therapy has helped look after others as well as herself, and why anxiety could even be her greatest strength. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Matt Daley, Co-founder and CME at Circulate, shares how childhood trauma and difficult parental relationships shaped his thoughts on mental wellbeing, how he’s learned from his own mistakes when it comes to supporting employees, and why company culture is about more than an office pool table. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like...

Angela Guedes, Head of Customer Success at Claap, shares the difficulties of balancing work with parenthood, how therapy gave her an outlet for throwaway thoughts, and why at the end of the day, it’s people to people—not B2B.  HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more...

Hannah Meredith, Health & Wellbeing Partner at MVF, explains how finally confronting her life-long anxiety opened doors for her both personally & professionally, and why more companies should hire someone dedicated to employee wellbeing full-time. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, let...

Pete Cooper, Co-founder & CEO of running app Coopah, tells us how undiagnosed OCD led him to a dark place after losing his mum, why re-discovering his love for running changed everything, and how the first lad down the pub could be the one struggling the most. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods &...

Oliva’s very own Head of Talent Acquisition, Bridie Slater, reveals how being honest about her personal struggles transformed her relationship with her team, and how she’s still wrestling with her inner imposter. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Ariel Camus, Founder & CEO of Microverse, tells us why automating tough decisions with tech can protect your team's mental health, and how to empathise with your teammates’ mental health struggles as a leader—even if you haven’t experienced them yourself. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods &...

Maite is joined by Jane Hatton, Founder & CEO of Evenbreak—the UK’s only job site run exclusively by and for disabled people.  You'll hear how becoming disabled inspired Jane to found the company after a period of deep depression, and some concrete ways companies can be truly inclusive for people living with disabilities—both physical and mental. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough...

Remote working is great in a lot of ways. But let’s be honest: it gets a bit lonely sometimes. So for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, we set up a series of 20-minute chats between remote workers who'd never met before.  The result? A meaningful exploration of loneliness—through the shared experiences of strangers. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to...

What’s it actually like to live and work in a country at war? And how can HR people and colleagues be there for teammates who’ve been impacted? In this special episode of Mental Health at Work, we spoke to HR people with teammates in Ukraine—as well as people still living & working in the country—to find answer these questions. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Lea...

How can we be there for coworkers caught up in the war in Ukraine? We spoke to HR people with teammates in Ukraine—as well as people still living & working in the country—to find out. Full episode coming end of April 2022. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more...

Isabelle O’Keeffe, Workplace Manager at Free Now, reveals how company leadership battled to win back employee trust after mass lay-offs, and how the experience of pregnancy loss affected her life at work. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Christophe Pasquier, Cofounder & CEO of Slite, ponders whether happiness can truly be part of the job for CEOs, and discusses how managers can approach tough conversations & feedback. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

April Hoffbauer, VP of People at Maze, reveals how grieving her grandmother has impacted her thoughts about mental health at work, why it’s OK to cry on Zoom sometimes, and how Maze deals with the unique challenge of supporting wellbeing across a fully remote team. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods &...

HR and Leadership consultant Jack discusses how people can embrace their vulnerability to lead more effectively, and how panic attacks & health anxiety have changed him as a person—in work, and in life. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Griffin's VP of People reveals how taking a month off work for mental health gave her a new perspective on her anxiety & depression, and the massive impact this has had on the way she builds companies. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Head of People Experience Lauren tells us how a coach helped her deal with her inner imposter when her biggest fear became reality, and why Learnerbly is focusing more on mental health as the company switches to 100% remote working. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and muc...

Hannah talks about why it’s important to slow down sometimes in a fast-moving company, and the small army of mental health volunteers who are supporting their colleagues at Revolut. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

A conversation with MyTutor's Head of People about the time a manager saved him from burnout, and the concrete actions companies can take if they want to get serious about mental health. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Moteefe's People Director opens up about a shocking event he witnessed first-hand, and how this experience birthed his passion for making a positive impact on people's mental health at work. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Hotjar's Founder reveals how steering the company through Covid pushed him to breaking point, and discusses the big decision he faced as a result that would change Hotjar forever. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Figma's VP of People tells Mai about how a solo desert quest got her thinking about mental health, and how two colleagues and an espresso machine revitalised company culture at Figma. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

Maite chats with Maze's Cofounder & CEO about the identity crisis founders face, and what it really means to lead by example on mental health when your company is growing fast—for better, and for worse. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, and much more 💪

A no-nonsense conversation with the Whereby COO on 'non-parental' culture, why it's better to be direct with teammates when they annoy you, and what her mother's heart attack taught Jessica about mental health at work. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, letting people go, a...

Oliva’s co-founder and CEO opens up about the dark place he found himself in while leading his previous company, the moment he knew he had to search for help, and how this experience led to the birth of Oliva: proper mental healthcare for the whole team. HR folks & managers: check out  Tough Conversations here . Learn how to navigate sensitive topics like salary chats, periods & work, lett...