#32 Mental Health in the Work place…with Grief Recovery Specialist/Mental Health First Aider (Guest)
We were joined by another guest this week, which centred around the so very important theme of Mental health in the Work PlaceWe welcomed Chris West.Chris has a huge passion for helping and developing people. Whether this has been supporting team members, peers, graduates, customers or appearing at events and being the one in a group of friends that is there to help. A career in FMCG Sales leadership over nearly 20 years, leading teams, P&L management and national retailer relationships. We know that the last 18 months have been very tough for lots of people and Chris has been open and honest that physically he struggled with two knee operations, mentally he struggled with the death of two friends. So maybe this has acted as the catalyst for him to make a shift in career away from the corporate environment in to consulting where he will specialise in Advanced Grief recovery, mental health first aid and coaching.This weeks chat was a starting point, a way for us to continue the conversation and give some sight on the value it brings to a business to offer support and create a culture that encourages the conversation.Chris started with the facts...Grief is the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change to a familiar pattern or behaviour. 72M days lost per year (Mental Health First Aid England is the source) £34.9BN cost to businessesTrue cost estimated to be £105BNWe all have mental health – it’s just where we sit on that scale that’s relevant. Exactly the same as physical health!