MHM: Your 80 Minutes
An anecdote Dan Hunt shares from when he was playing in the NRL about being the best version of yourself. He also shares how he has adapted it to everyday life since retiring, using it to check in with himself.
May 2018
#StartingTheConversation
My team specialise in providing workplace training to organisations wanting to better support their staff and create a culture where it is ok to not be ok, and it is ok to ask for help.
It has been demonstrated that investing in mental health programs returns a positive ROI to your business, with a reduction in presenteeism (reduced productivity at work), absenteeism, and compensation claims. By developing a mentally healthy and supportive workplace not only will you get the best out of your staff, you will also attract and retain top talent because you have created a positive place to work.
Our methodology has been tried and tested and employees leave our workshops equipped not only to better their own mental health, but how to better support their co-workers, their family and their friends. Working with our team you will see an increase in mental health literacy, help-seeking behaviours and reduced stigma in the workplace.
Reach out now to find out how you build a mentally healthy and supportive workplace.
Mental Health Movement deliver our programs anywhere in Australia, on site, in your training or meeting room. Our team pride themselves in meeting your business needs, giving everyone the opportunity to build the critical skills to better manage themselves and support those around them.
Our methodology has been meticulously researched, developed and tested to provide expert training and support.
Our facilitators can connect with even the toughest workplace through the power of personal story and lived experience.
Behind Mental Health Movement is decades of experience. Our team consists of clinical psychologists, suicidologists and counsellors.
Most importantly our training is interactive for participants and provides them with the practical tools needed to build resilience and empower employees, managers and supervisors to better identify, manage and support mental health and its challenges in the workplace.
The Mental
Health Movement is the brainchild of former NRL player Dan Hunt. Dan’s
impressive sporting career spanned over nine years culminating in his 150th
game played for the St George Illawarra Dragons. During his career as a
professional athlete, he struggled with and overcame many adversities.
Using the power
of personal story and lived experience to break down the stigma which stops
people seeking help for mental issues, Dan focusses on driving change by
altering society’s perception of mental health issues and those struggling with
them.
Dan was diagnosed with type 2 Bipolar Disorder in 2010. At the height of his mental illness and the struggle it presented, he felt alone and isolated as access to information was not readily or easily available. This lead to feelings of vulnerability and fear as he felt it showed weakness to ask for help or assistance.
At the time, Dan knew there would be other people in similar situations, experiencing similar issues who also needed access to helpful information and support. Although a challenging time in his own life, Dan knew if he could openly and honestly share his experiences, knowledge and coping strategies, he would be able to assist others in better managing their own mental health. His own life experiences and determination to help others is what inspired the creation of The Mental Health Movement and lead to Dan’s further study in Mental Health, Community Services, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD), Fitness, Business and Career Development.
It is through the power of story and lived experience, education, development of positive coping strategies and by creating strong support networks to help maintain and manage positive mental health that Dan aims to help improve outcomes for individuals experiencing a mental health issue.
For further education, coping strategies, tips, stories and updates on the Mental Health Movement.
An anecdote Dan Hunt shares from when he was playing in the NRL about being the best version of yourself. He also shares how he has adapted it to everyday life since retiring, using it to check in with himself.
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