Session Topic

When you are under stress, it can impact how you think, how you see yourself, how you work and how you connect with others. Prior to the pandemic, mental illness cost the economy roughly $15 billion USD annually. Stress alone was identified by 72% of employees as a leading cause of mental health problems and was the reason one in four employees left their job.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has placed additional stress on individuals, organizations and families. It has forced changes and created uncertainty that extends beyond the workplace. It’s affected life at home, threatened physical health and financial stability, has disrupted community and impacted relationships.

In this workshop, you will learn to differentiate between mental illness, mental health and wellbeing. Learn to use an evidence-based framework to assess, monitor and improve your wellbeing in the 5 areas of life, essential to the mental health of all people across race, sex, gender, culture and spiritual orientation.

Become aware of common mental traps that lead to anxiety and depression, as well as strategies to manage change, stress and uncertainty. Most importantly, learn strategies grounded in mindfulness and self-compassion research that can empower you to take charge of your wellbeing, achieve your goals and attend to your deepest needs.

Learning Outcomes

You will learn:
● The important differences between mental illness, mental health and wellbeing
● How knowledge of 5 areas of wellbeing will help you understand your deepest needs
and empower you to take charge of your mental health
● To understand, assess, and improve your wellbeing, reduce stress and increase
resilience
● Three mental traps that can help you recognize and avoid harmful thoughts, reduce conflict with others and change unwanted behaviour
● To apply principles of mindfulness and self-compassion to build new habits and achieve your goals.

This session will appeal to people who are:
1. Looking for a deeper understanding of the causes of mental illness
2. Seeking resources and strategies to reduce stress, manage change and cope
with uncertainty

Workshop participants will receive:
● Evidence-based tools, resources and handouts that support employee wellbeing
● Improving Employee Wellbeing Slide Deck

About the Facilitator

Derrick McEachern is a Registered Counselling Therapist and a Canadian Certified Counsellor who has been practicing in Nova Scotia since 2006. He is the founder of Five Star Wellbeing Counselling and Mental Health, an emerging leader in Workplace Wellbeing and Mental Health for small to medium sized organizations in Atlantic Canada. He is the author of the Wellbeing Assessment. Derrick has been facilitating learning for academic, corporate and not-for-profit audiences for 15 years. His mission is to tackle mental illness by putting wellbeing data, tools and practices into the hands of individuals and organizations. He can be reached at derrick@fivestarwellbeing.com or 902 698 1194.

Pricing

To view Derrick's other session:

Heal Employee Burnout: Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace (Oct. 25, 2021)