The Everymind Podcast

In this week’s episode, Ellie Woodhams, Talent Partner, and Lucy Hoyle, Curation Manager at Perlego, join Paul in a candid conversation about how their passion for wellbeing has influenced their roles and the culture of their workplace.Both employees at Perlego, an online digital library focusing on academic, professional and non-fiction eBooks, Ellie and Lucy discuss how they've been able to create a psychologically safe environment at work by advocating mental wellbeing among their colleagues.After an employee sadly left Perlego due to work stress and burnout, this kick-started a reassessment of their workplace wellbeing and culture. Ellie and Lucy talk about how tackling stigma in the workplace through mental health champions and wellbeing networks, they have seen a rise in engagement with wellbeing initiatives and resources. They explain how placing emphasis on creating a better culture has allowed for invaluable improvements in their employees’ wellbeing and how this has truly impacted their workplace. What’s the ‘happy’ balance? It’s the balance between people feeling comfortable sharing their experiences and being aware of workplace boundaries and context.Listen to this episode to find out more!Video version here: https://youtu.be/XgGtto0zJn0Lucy Hoyle - Curation Manager at Perlegohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-hoyle-883381138/Ellie Woodhams - Former Talent Partner at Perlegohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/elliewoodhams/Paul McGregorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmcgregorcom/

In this week’s International Father’s Day Mental Health special episode, Gurpreet Singh (AKA Sikhdad) joins Paul in an open and honest conversation about their personal experiences with fatherhood and their mental health journeys.Gurpreet, UK parent blogger and mental health advocate, discusses how his mid-life career adjustment, changed his life. Focusing on his work with Mind, becoming an entrepreneur and dedicating as much time as he can to his children and to being a Dad. They both share their experiences with the balance of dealing with parental pressures and maintaining their own mental health.Gurpreet SinghWebisite: https://sikhdad.com/Instagram: @sikhdadPaul McGregorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmcgregorcom/You can also watch to the full podcast here:https://youtu.be/kkt4mqFp138

In this week’s episode, David Durlacher, CEO of Julius Baer International, joins Paul in a discussion on the importance of his employees’ wellbeing above all else.David speaks on how placing his people at the heart of the business has completely transformed their workplace culture and performance. He discusses how key it is to understand how we can help people to thrive in their jobs by opening up and encouraging conversations about mental health.Sharing the ways in which they have improved the working culture and aim to break down the stigma of mental health internally and externally, David opens up about the changes made during and after the pandemic - reconnecting with his teams and introducing a hybrid working model where employees are in control.Will we reach a point where mental health is as important as physical health in the workplace?David DurlacherLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-durlacher/Paul McGregorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmcgregorcom/You can also watch the full podcast here:https://youtu.be/twwd13jxRVI