"The more that we talk about mental health in the workplace, the more employers and organisations need to be prepared for that" .
New ways that organisations can build employee resilience and create environments which strike a better balance between the 9-to-5 and what makes them thrive. UK-based Lauren Gasser shares her deeply honest and personal journey as she changed tack from working inside the AICPA & CIMA to becoming a yoga teacher, mindfulness coach and podcaster.
Talking points:
How to introduce 'mindfulness' into a corporate environment.
Safe spaces.
Mental Health: honesty and transparency.
Yoga and mindfulness for professionals in a corporate environment.
Practical ways for a business to enable and prioritise wellbeing in the workplace
Our guest:
Lauren Gasser is an Oxford-educated Content and Creative strategist, Yoga teacher and podcaster. She is Senior Social Campaigns Manager for Time to Change, an anti-discrimination campaign run by Rethink Mental Illness and Mind. Lauren has also previously worked for The Law Society, Sands (Stillbirth and neonatal death charity), and AICPA & CIMA.
Resources:
AICPA & CIMA resource on what companies can do to improve mental health in the workplace.