The Hard Truth Series

As I reflect on 2021 for myself and others, we’ve all used different coping skills to get ourselves here today. Whether that is taking up a new hobby at home, finding a new friend at work to confide in, some much-needed self-care, whatever that might look like, you...

Robert’s colleague told him that the employee assistance program was here somewhere…he clicks on a few more boxes and he seems to be now going in roundabouts. I was just on this page, he curses to himself. He begins to get frustrated; he can feel his hand become...

When it comes to mental health strategy in the workplace, I genuinely believe that it all comes back to a simple question that we need to ask in the beginning of its inception. What is the problem we are trying to solve, and who is this going to help? As covered in my...

We don’t need to hear the statistics anymore. We know that 45% of Australians will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime, and at any point in time, 20% of Australian:s will have experienced it in the last 12 months. We know that 8 Australians die per...

After reading the The Hard Truth: The Reality of Disclosing Mental Health in a New Job last week, it is clear to say that there is an issue with employees feeling comfortable and confident to speak up and tell the truth about their mental health to their employer....

He can’t believe it. His dream job is finally his. The verbal offer came through this morning and he can feel the excitement penetrating throughout his body. He calls his wife with heightened exhilaration to tell her the news. As his body settles into the news, the...