Corporate & Workplace
Mental Health Speaker & Workshops
Workplace Wellness
A psychologically safe workplace contributes to physically & mentally healthy employees
Workplace well-being is strongly associated with productivity, staff retention and decreased absenteeism. Providing your workplace with skills to manage stress can significantly improve morale and lead to both physically and mentally healthier employees.
Stress may come from the workplace, but stress can also come from home life, relationship issues, lifestyle behaviours (drug & alcohol use) and large-scale events which we’ve recently experienced in New Zealand, including cyclones, earthquakes and Covid-19. Supporting the well-being of employees can create a community of understanding and support.
“Like any health condition, mental health problems can affect a person’s work and their experience of work.
Workplaces can do things that support their people to build resilience and have positive mental health."
(Mental Health Foundation New Zealand)
Community well-being
Whether you are a large organisation, school, gym, workplace or small community group - if you are looking for a speaker or workshop facilitator on how to best support mental health & well-being - Helen from One Life offers small and large group education, workshops and training.
Helen’s background in psychiatry, life coaching and holistic health offers the perfect combination of conventional medicine and non-medical approaches to well-being.
The content delivered is personally tailored to suit your needs and will inspire, educate and provide instant takeaway tools and techniques on what we can do as an individual for ourselves, our friends and our families, and how we can support our larger community to best manage stress, build resilience and support our mental health and well-being. The information is research-based and gained from the many years of working as a psychiatric nurse and a health consultant over the past 25+ years.
What others have said:
“This was so unbelievably on point with what we needed to hear. The way it was delivered meant we heard it in a way that it sounded simple, achievable and we understood the importance of each pillar. Knowledge is power and I know every single person took something from your workshop that they will be working on. For me personally, you honed in on some things I have been doing for myself lately that I have felt guilty for. Thank you for the reminder.” - Emma Dunn, SMASH FIT GYM, Papakura
"We were looking for a speaker to come into the firm to inspire our staff in line with Mental Health Awareness Week. Helen was highly recommended and she did not disappoint, her presentation was clear, informative and easy to follow. We received lots of positive feedback from the staff having taken something from the session for themselves and/or for loved ones.”
CAMPBELL TYSON, Chartered Accountants, Pukekohe
It is so encouraging to learn that we are not just a victim of our genetics and environment and experiences, that there is much we can do to improve our mental health
Anon - online attendee
“I have done a lot of these trainings in the past but I found this particular training more beneficial. The self compassion session was a good reminder and I particularly like the BPS exercise. I will be using this in the future for myself and my clients.”
Anon - Face to Face Training, Pukekohe
Mental Health Training for Health Professionals
Nutrition & Lifestyle approach to mental health
Helen is a registered nurse and clinical nurse specialist in psychiatry who has over 20 years of working as a mental health nurse. She presents workshops, training and speaking engagements in person and online designed to stimulate thought and action outside the current paradigm.
Helen is a guest lecturer at Auckland University twice a year on Nutrition and Mental Health for postgraduate students.
Knowing outside of the current limited medical model gives confidence to mental and other health professionals, who want to incorporate diet and lifestyle advice to the clients they work with.
All research presented fits within the guidelines for mental health professionals and is in line with the national aim to ‘improve well-being in all sectors of the community’ and to reduce suicide rates in New Zealand.
The content is research and evidence-based and examines the implications of how lifestyle and diet influence mental well-being.
Topics include:
The impact of food and nutrients on depression, schizophrenia and violent behaviour.
How sleep impacts resilience, appetite & mental health
How we can support and implement changes to bring a positive result to the people we work with
Mindfulness, stress reduction and the impact of movement on mental health
Research-based evidence on nutritional and supplemental therapies shown to impact mental health
How chronic inflammation, gut issues and poor diets can be linked directly to mental health issues.
Previous work with health professionals includes:
Keynote speaker for Auckland Mental Health Nursing Symposium 2023
Presentor to Counties Manukau DHB Grand Round - Mental Health Psychiatry 2021 - on Nutrition and its Impact on Mental Health.
Guest lecturer for University of Auckland - Post-grad lecture on Nutrition and Mental Health from 2019 - present day.
Presented to the Department of Psychological Medicine, Counties Manukau 2020.
Nutrition and Mental Health for Health Professionals - an online course (see here for details)
View the Online Course on nutrition in mental health for Health Professionals (watch a free introduction)
What others have said:
Helen’s presentation is very inspiring, easy to understand and be engaged with. Her knowledge is outstanding and is a true representation of how much work she has put into researching the topic of nutrition in mental health. (Vicki, Practice Nurse, Tauranga)
This is a great course for psychologists or other health professionals who are willing to learn a little more about the role of nutrition in mental health (Kristy, Psychologist, Australia)
A great introduction to the impact of diet on mental health. Supported by evidence
(Trish, GP, Tauranga)
Options include:
Short Talks
20 min - one-two hours in length
One-off or weekly/monthly
Online or in person
Workshops
From 3-6 hours in length
At your place of work or conference
Small or large group
Contact for more information
To enquire about the type of training/education focus that might be best for your group or organisation, please contact Helen.
Benefits of a psychosocially safe workplace
Increased productivity: The Productivity Commission reported in 2019 that mental disorders result in lost productivity costs of $10-18 billion nationally each year.
Better talent attraction: According to a study by Beyond Blue, a mentally healthy workplace is the second most important factor in decisions to accept a position.
Decreased turnover: Beyond Blue also found that almost 50% of Australian employees surveyed have left a workplace because of a poor mental health environment.
Increased engagement: The World Economic Forum found employee engagement is 8 times higher in organisations that prioritise wellbeing.
Decreased absenteeism: A study by Safe Work Australia found the least psychologically healthy workers have nearly six times more sickness absence compared to the healthiest.