The UK Psych Health & Safety Podcast
Your regular hosts are Sheila Lord and Dr. Jacqui Wilmshurst, who for more than a decade, has pioneered the design and implementation of Psychological Health & Safety strategy, policy and interventions in organisations of all sizes and across diverse industries. As hosts of the Psych Health and Safety Podcast, they deliver insights from the health psychology podcast in a jargon-free way that is easy to understand and implement, making this the workplace wellbeing podcast you need.
Redefining Productivity, the Four-Day Working Week - with Yasmin Mackay and Kevin Belgrove
In this edition of the UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast, Sheila and Jacqui are joined by Kevin Belgrove and Yasmin Mackay, from Grant Instruments.
They are discussing the innovative implementation of a four-day working week at Grant Instruments and explore the motivations, challenges, and outcomes of transitioning to a shorter work week.
E48: Crossover Episode - The Healthy Team - With Mindy Gibbins-Klein
In this special crossover episode Sheila Lord is speaking to Mindy Gibbins Klein, who hosts The Thoughtful Leader Podcast, about mental health in the workplace and how organisations can introduce mental health support programmes, all of which have a definitive return on investment.
E46: Crossover Episode - Perfect is the Enemy of Progress – with Adam Clarke
The well-being of the employees is the key to everything that an organisation stands for. Well-being of staff covers both physical and psychological health. We don’t function well without both.
This week, in a special crossover episode, Sheila has been talking to Adam Clarke of Praxis42 about the benefits of investing in well-being, building skills, being a manager, communication, comfort zones, and much more.
E45: Management Development is Essential - With Derek Mowbray
This week on the UK Psych Health & Safety Podcast, Sheila Lord is joined by Derek Mowbray, Director at The Management Advisory Service (MAS), and a charted psychologist who is passionate about building and sustaining positive work cultures.
They are discussing how leaders and managers can build and sustain cultures and exhibit behaviours that lead to trust, commitment and engagement, and as a consequence produce high-level performance in individuals and their organisations.
E43: The Importance of Measuring Well-Being - with Richard Heron
This week on the UK Psych Health & Safety podcast, Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly are speaking to Richard Heron.
Richard has worked as the chief medical officer and the global head of health for British Petroleum for the last 16 years. He’s a member of the national forum for health and safety, the National Health Service expert advisory group for health and wellbeing, and also an Honorary Fellow at Nottingham University.
Throughout this episode, they dive into numerous aspects of well-being in the workplace, and what organisations can do to improve well-being in the workplace.
E37: How do we engage with Men on Mental Health - with Emily Pearson and Paul Bannister
In this special edition of the UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast, to mark Men's Health Week 2022, Sheila Lord has been speaking to Emily Pearson, Co-founder & Managing Director of Our Mind's Work and Paul Bannister, Director at ManHealth.
E36: The Role of HR in Workplace Wellbeing - with Peter Cheese
In this episode Sheila Lord is speaking to Peter Cheese, CEO of the CIPD the professional body for HR and a fellow of the Australian HR Institute, about the role of HR in workplace well-being and the development into more cross-functional working with other disciplines such as wellbeing, H&S and Leadership.
E34: Crossover Episode - A Thriving Work Environment in 2022 with Peter Sanders
Peter Sanders, Co-Founder and Group MD of identifi Global, speaks to Sheila Lord, Director at BMR Health and Wellbeing about what makes a happy, thriving work environment in 2022?
They discuss important topics around workplace happiness, mental health while working remotely, how to empower employees, and what makes a great manager.
As we’ve completely changed the way we work over the past two years, taking a long hard look at what makes a positive working environment is crucial.
E31 Crossover Episode - Psychological Health and Safety with Peter Griffiths
In this episode Peter Griffiths, CEO and Co-Founder of the Mind Take Away and host of the Mind Take Away Podcast, is speaking to Sheila Lord, Director of BMR - Health and Wellbeing, about the importance of listening to your employees and why we need to take a systemic approach when it comes to workplace mental health and wellbeing.