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.
Season 2 Episode 1: Welcome to the new UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast
Welcome to the new UK Psych Health and Safety podcast.
In this episode, hosts Sheila Lord and Dr. Jacqui Wilmshurst introduce themselves and discuss the importance of psychological health and safety in the workplace.
They also share their plans for future episodes!
E51: From the Metaverse to the Menopause - with Dr Ines O’Donovan
In this episode of the UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast, Sheila is speaking to Dr Ines O’Donovan.
Dr. O’Donovan is the CEO of Jeunissima, the world’s premier Lifestyle Company, helping women over 40 live longer, happier, and successful lives.
In this episode Sheila and Ines discuss how leadership has changed over time, leading virtual spaces, multigenerational virtual workplaces, dynamic employee engagement, ageing and mental health, and the immense cost of ignoring women’s health in the workplace.
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.
E44: How Behavioural Science Can Be Used to Change Behaviour -with Bob Cummins
In today's podcast, Sheila Lord has a fascinating conversation with Bob Cummins, Executive Director of Sodak, about how companies can create a safer, healthier, and more effective place of work through behavioural insights. They also discuss the meaning of “behaviour” and Bob outlines the elements that influence other people's behaviour.
Bob believes in using behavioural science to improve organisations through the behaviours of their people. In 2013 he formed SODAK, with the express aim of helping people understand people.
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.
E41: Workplace Wellbeing with Kevin Daniels
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly are talking to Kevin Daniels, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the University of East Anglia, about how as employers we go about prioritising the business case for wellbeing.
Kevin also tells us about a recent project he has been involved in - Evolve Workplace Wellbeing. This is a toolkit of free, evidence-informed workplace wellbeing resources that draws upon cutting edge research, and insider insights so that you can take action to help your business evolve and thrive.
E40: Crossover Episode - People: Everyone's Business - With Lisa LLoyd
In this cross-over episode Sheila Lord and Lisa LLoyd, Chartered Psychologist & Psychotherapist and Founder of It's Time for Change, explore the ISO 45003 and how it can benefit employee experience.
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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.
E35: Mental Health First Aiders as part of an Organisation's Approach to Wellbeing with Kevin Lyons
In this episode, Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly are speaking to Kevin Lyons, Senior HR Manager at Pearson Group about the role and value of mental health first aiders as part of an organisation's approach to wellbeing, and the structure and support needed for MHFA’s in the context of the changing nature of work.
E33: Psychological Distress In the Aviation Industry and the Support Provided - with Dr Joan Cahill and Paul Cullen
In this episode Sheila Lord speaks to Dr Joan Cahill, Principal Investigator & Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin and Paul Cullen, Human Factors Researcher, Aviation Wellbeing Consultant and A320 Captain about the outcomes and changes from the Lived Experience Wellbeing Project. This was published in August 2020 and surveyed over 2,000 safety-critical aviation workers, examining levels of psychological distress and the supports being provided to and availed of by these workers.
One year on, we want to see how things have changed. Is it better? Is it worse?
EP32: Improving workplace mental health in the TV and Film Industry with Lucy Tallon
In this week's episode, Peter Kelly 💙 and Sheila Lord caught up with Lucy Tallon from the @FilmTVCharity.
Lucy Tallon has dedicated her work to improving the mental health & well-being of workers in the Film & TV industry. Recently the Looking Glass ‘21 Report found that only 10% of respondents agreed that the industry is a mentally healthy place to work.
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.
E30: Improving and Transforming Organisational Cultures with David Liddle
In this episode, Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly are talking to David Liddle about organisational cultures. What a good organisational culture should look like and how we go about creating better ones.