There is a big push for organisations and workplaces to create mentally healthy cultures and as an advocate, coach and trainer of mental health and suicide prevention I am very ‘pro’ developing mentally healthy cultures…

BUT… the responsibility does not only lie with bosses and organisations. As individuals WE have a responsibility to not just spot the signs and symptoms of poor mental health and illness in others and ourselves when they emerge but to actively build our own resilience levels and PROTECT our mental health so we can flourish and be productive, satisfied, successful and happy.

The narrative around mental health is a reactive one, meaning that we wait until stress and burnout and life events see us spiral negatively. We need to shift this narrative to a protective one. One where we charge our internal capacity to manage stress and build our resilience before we experience difficult life events – because those difficult life events WILL come. We will all be exposed to stress or grief at some point. 

You wouldn’t use your mobile phone if the battery was dead – you couldn’t – you’d charge the battery so it was fit for purpose. Not something we often do with ourselves is it? We keep pushing and pushing until breaking point and wonder why we then crumble and feel ill, both mentally and physically.

Protection and prevention is key.

This is why I developed The PERFORM Experience ® – a new way to protect mental health by increasing awareness but by also equipping people with the skills to build their resilience and emotional fitness, boost wellness levels and protect mental health so you can flourish and be more productive on an individual and organisational level.

Our mental health services are over-stretched and under-funded, but with a more protective approach to mental health and wellness that focusses on building resilience and building a toolkit of strategies to be mentally healthy and emotionally fit, we can help alleviate pressure and help people be healthier and happier.

Want to know more about The PERFORM Experience ®? Drop us a message about how we can help individuals and organisations.