The Mind Solution Podcast

I was absolutely delighted to be joined in this episode by Dr Amy Johnson. Dr. Amy is a Social Psychologist, Founder of The Little School of Big Change teacher, and author of Being Human,   The Little Book of Big Change: Just a Thought and has been featured on Oprah. Dr. Amy teaches people how to break habits and addictions such as binge eating, drinking, smoking and even compulsive thinking witho...

The term psychological safety is relatively new and has organisations looking at what they can do to create psychological safety within their organisation. In this episode we deep dive into; - What is psychological safety? - What does psychological safety at work mean? - What the psychological barriers to psychological safety are - How to achieve psychological safety within your leadership team -...

With the focus on leaders being more empathetic, in this episode we deep dive into what empathy means and what's needed to experience deep empathy with others. We explore; - What is empathy - The difference between empathy and sympathy - What do we as leaders need in order to experience empathy - What blocks us from being able to access empathy - Steps you can take to develop your levels of empath...

We were delighted to be joined by CEO of Remarkable, Bonnie Clark, as she chatted to us about what it means to create a wellbeing economy so that we as organisations and countries can be fit for the future. In our interview Bonnie speaks about how, according to the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) Scotland, a wellbeing economy is one designed to provide all of us with good lives while protecting...

Menopause is a really hot topic (no pun intended!) right now.  In the UK particularly there has been a lot of discussion - and fear - created by the recent Channel 4 documentary 'Sex, Mind and the Menopause' with Davina McCall. A survey by the British Menopause Society has revealed that over 20% of the working women surveyed reported that the menopause had affected their confidence at work. In the...

What happens when you leave out the CEO? In this episode I share with you the insights gained from what happens when the CEO hasn't played a part in the decision making about management mental health training, and the impact when they haven't attended the training themselves.   Links https://themindsolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramaude/ Contact us at info@themindsolution.com

In this episode we share with you some of the key insights we have learned about wellbeing in the workplace based on over 10,000 one to one sessions with people. Links https://themindsolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramaude/ Contact us at info@themindsolution.com  

The future of HR elevates the employee experience to the top of the agenda, recognises employee wellbeing and flexibility as key business strategies. Jess Badley, Head of HR and OD at Blood Cancer UK shares with us what wellbeing strategies they have developed to support their people which won them the Culture Pioneers Award for Wellbeing in 2021. Together we discuss; How the role of HR has evolve...

Fran Dean- Bishop, CEO of Aerobodies, joins us to chat all things employee wellbeing in the workplace! Tune in as we explore what Fran is seeing with the organisations she works with in North America. How the psychological contract has evolved and what organisations need to do to meet employees needs. What will happen to leaders who don't evolve! What you as a business leader need to do before emb...

Alcohol can lie to you in so many ways.  Alcohol can make you believe it relaxes you (until it's keeping you awake at 2am). Alcohol can make you believe you need it to feel more confident. Alcohol can create the illusion that you're happier when you've had a drink, that you need it to have a good time. But what happens when alcohol makes you believe you need it before you go into work on a morning...

In this episode we had the absolute pleasure of talking to Rohan Kallicharan, HR Director of Carbon Clean. Rohan shares a very personal and intimate story of his journey with Bi Polar, including 3 suicide attempts, to where he is now in his career and as a Board member of Mind.  Rohan will inspire you that there is light at the end of the tunnel and shares some fantastic insights into what leaders...

The 4 day working week trail is set to take place in 2022 with 30 organisations in the UK taking part. Working 32 hours a week sounds heavenly for meany of us, but with the UK having one of the longest working hours cuktures, are we really ready for a 4 day working week or are we setting ourselves up to fail? Links https://themindsolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramaude/ Contact us at i...

Many times when delivering management mental health training we hear managers saying that they need tools to manage mental health within their teams. In this podcast discover all the reasons why you don't need any tools! Links https://themindsolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramaude/ Contact us at info@themindsolution.com

I heard something this weekend that REALLY landed with me. What I heard reminded me of exactly why I, or ANYONE else isn't getting the results they want within an organisation! Links https://themindsolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramaude/ Contact us at info@themindsolution.com

It's that time of year where snow globes are every where! (you can even find them in Eygpt!) Wonderful snow and glitter filled globes with some delightful object contained within. So how can a snow globe transform your life? Join us where Tony Piper, Transformational Coach, shares with us how a snow globe represents the mind and how, when we stop shaking it, we can find calm, clarity and access ou...

In this new remote working world managers are asking the questions... - how do I spot signs people are not OK if their camera is off? - how do I have conversations about mental health on line? - How do I have conversations with my team about how they are doing if I'm not in the same room with them? - how do I get my team to put their cameras on in team meetings? - How can I tell how some is doing...

"you are great at being tactical, but you're not very strategic!"   Ian Pilbeam, CEO of The HR Dept. shares with us his journey from being a tactical HR professional to a true strategic HR leader.  Join us where we chat all things; - Wellbeing in the workplace and how we need to support employees in this post Covid world - Getting C Suite leaders engaged with wellbeing in the board room - How to r...

We were absolutely DELIGHTED to be joined by the amazing Dr. David Hamilton! Scottish scientist turned Hay House author, David talks to us about his new book - Why Woo Woo works! In this insightful interview you will learn about; - Why nature has such a profound impact on our physical health - The power of visualisation to be at your best - Why cold water is anti ageing - How to use the power of t...

How much does the title of this podcast 'the overwhelmed manager' resonate with you? Join us where we speak to Martyn Dawes, author of the book The Overwhelmed Manager who shares with us; - his personal experience of managers in the health and social care sector - how the book is radically transforming how managers view stress - recognise why it isn't our job that makes us sick - where our experie...

  Inclusion isn't just about diversity quotas or equality training—it's about how people feel. In this powerful conversation with Perrine Farque, inclusion expert and bestselling author, we explore what it really takes to create a workforce where every employee feels psychologically safe, valued, and empowered to contribute. If you're serious about fostering true employee wellbeing in the workplac...

How do you ensure your employees achieve a consistent level of high performance?  HR leaders have long been focused on high performance. However, as you will hear, there are 2 key things employees need to be able to do to achieve consistent high performance that have nothing to do with behaviour! Links https://themindsolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramaude/ Contact us at info@themindso...

Have you experienced a fear of failure? The fear that holds you back from achieving your goals and desires?  From making positive changes in your career or personal life? Tune in to discover why a fear of failure doesn't actually exist! Links https://themindsolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramaude/ Contact us at info@themindsolution.com

With so many organisations investing in workplace wellbeing initiatives, we share with you why it's vital that in order to create the right impact, you have to start with the basics. Links https://themindsolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramaude/ Contact us at info@themindsolution.com

Do you wish you had more confidence? You are not alone!  Confidence is the No 1 desire our Managers and Business Leaders express they would love more of!.  Whether it's the confidence to lead the organisation or the confidence to tackle a member of the SLT or the confidence to have a conversation with a team member about mental health. As you will discover when you listen, confidence is like a pha...

How to do ensure that your management mental health training programmes are not only a success, but that are like a gift that keeps on giving? How do you make sure that they are not just viewed as a tick box exercise and deliver long term commercial value? And how can you use the management mental health programme to raise your profile as a an HR commercial leader? Find out all of the above and mo...