Episodes

  • The final episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Positive Psychology Perspective: Building Resilience & Maximising Your Energy’, provides brain-hacking techniques to accurately analyse your thoughts, feelings and subconscious responses, manage your worries, and regain control when you feel overwhelmed.

    Leadership Consultant, Peter Nolan of Coaching Mindsets discusses a positive psychology approach to wellbeing places the emphasis on not just surviving but thriving.

    Peter believes that every person has the capacity to live the life they choose. He is driven by the desire to support people in achieving their goals, overcoming their limiting beliefs and contributing meaningfully to teams and communities. For over 15 years, Peter has supported individuals and businesses in achieving their goals. His diverse experience and unique skills provide him with the ability to ask insightful and challenging questions. A natural innovator and persuasive speaker, Peter improvises and shapes creative solutions with ease. He has a track record of building collaborative teams, guiding strategic partnerships and delivering effective and sustainable solutions in diverse markets.

    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.

  • In the eighth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Boosting your Working Parents’ Wellbeing and Resilience from Bright Horizons’, Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Thought Leadership Bright Horizons UK, suggests that employers step up their support for working parents and practical tips to achieve this.

    For over 20 years, Jennifer has been relentless in pursuit of innovation, identifying, defining and sharing best practice and ‘next practice’ for leading global employers in flexible working, family-friendly and wellbeing programmes, closing the gender pay gap and promoting gender-inclusive parenting. She is a sought-after speaker, writer, conference moderator and consultant on these topics and more. Jennifer set up, and for a decade led, the Coaching & Consultancy side of what became Bright Horizons Work+Family Solutions on programmes for working parents and carers and evaluating their impact and ROI, as well as developing coaches and coaching capability. She now focuses on identifying overarching trends through research and through advising employers and translating these insights into solutions and practical actions.

    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.

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  • In the seventh episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘QUBeWell: Creating a Mental Health Wellbeing Strategy for Queen’s Staff and Students’, Conor Curran, Head of Diversity & Inclusion Unit at Queen’s University Belfast, explains how a team at Queen’s University Belfast has successfully partnered with agencies such as Action Mental Health and the Belfast Trust to develop and implement a holistic wellness framework that will benefit both students and staff.

    Conor is a qualified employment lawyer and HR professional with over 15 years experience of embedding effective D&I strategies in large complex organisations, having previously worked in the policing, justice and health sectors. In his current role as Head of Diversity & Inclusion, he has helped Queen’s University Belfast develop a reputation as a leader in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice, both locally and nationally. A Russell Group University, with a workforce of 4,500 staff and 27,000 students from almost 100 different countries, Queen’s is also widely recognised as one of Northern Ireland’s most diverse organisations.

    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.

  • In the sixth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Case Study: How to Ensure Employees Can Work Effectively from Home’, Sarah Balmforth, HR Director at Hughes Insurance, explains Hughes Insurance's decision to implement permanent remote working for their 250 employees, and how they plan to tackle feelings of isolation and employee wellbeing.

    Sarah is an experienced HR professional, working within HR for over 15 years. Sarah is currently HR Director at Hughes Insurance, with responsibility for HR and Learning & Development. She has worked at Hughes Insurance for just over 6 years and her work has primarily focused on Cultural Change, Organisational Development and Employee Experience. Sarah's role allows her to work at both a strategic and operational level, partnering with the key leadership team to deliver results through people and culture.

    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.

  • In the fifth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Building Your Robust Wellbeing Strategy: Redefining Resilience and Organisational Wellbeing’, Eibhlin Johnston, Author, Speaker, Transformational Coach and founder of The Resiliency Hub argues we need a more holistic definition; one that promotes our physical, psychological and social wellbeing.

    Eibhlin is the Managing Director of The Resiliency Hub. She is an author, speaker, executive coach and highly experienced facilitator. The Resiliency Hub provides resilience and wellness coaching and training across a range of levels and businesses. She delivers highly interactive and practical relevant talks, webinars and training on a range of topics, including resilience, management skills, communication and strategic change initiatives. Eibhlin is also qualified as an iheart practitioner to deliver resiliency training to young people. Her book, Gut Throat Leadership – Bouncing Back is an exploration of leadership and the way we think and lead with resilience. She has a Diploma in Personal and Executive Coaching is a Licensed Practitioner of NLP and a facilitator of the iheart Resiliency Training Programme. Eibhlin is certified with the Workplace Resilience and Wellbeing (WRAW).

    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.

  • In the fourth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘The Business Case for Wellbeing: The Top 7 Reasons to Have a Wellness Programme’, Emer Hinphey, Managing Partner, Think People analyses data linking productive workplaces with positive mental wellbeing and asks the obvious question - why aren't more of us running wellness programmes?

    Emer Hinpheyis an experienced HR and talent development professional. In her role as Partner in Think People Consulting, Emer has worked with a range of local and global companies across industry sectors, developing strategy, managing complex HR projects and delivering successful leadership development. Prior to setting up Think People Consulting, Emer worked as HR Manager for AIB International Financial Services and as Head of HR for a Telecommunications company.

    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.

  • In the third episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Understanding Long Covid: An Employer’s Response’, Occupational Health Specialist and registered occupational health-chartered physiotherapist, Stuart Nottingham, Director, Sun Rehabilitation, explains the impact of long covid on people, their working lives and what employers and colleagues can do to help employees with long covid.

    Stuart is a registered occupational health-chartered physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience in the field of occupational health. He is also an NLP Master Practitioner with a keen interest in Ergonomics, Active working strategies, and Mindfulness in the workplace. Outside work, Stuart is a keen cyclist, walker and yogi.

    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.

  • In the second of our podcasts in this series, ‘Legal responsibilities for managing mental health, removing mental health stigma, and embedding a culture of wellbeing within your workplace’, Jennifer Cashman, Partner, RDJ sets out common themes in employment equality laws in relation to mental health and discrimination and how wellness programmes might mitigate risk.

    Jennifer Cashman is Practice Group Leader of Ronan Daly Jermyn’s Employment Team and a member of the firm’s Healthcare and Cyber and Data Protection Teams. A trusted advisor to employers in both the public and private sector, her clients include scaling and established Irish companies, public authorities, universities, and multinational companies in the technology, pharmaceutical, medical devices and diagnostics sectors. Her focus is on providing strategic business advice and practical, commercial solutions for clients.

    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.

  • In the first of our podcasts in this series, ‘Transitioning to a New Normal - Surviving & Thriving in a Post-Pandemic World’, Billy Byrne, Executive Coach at KinchLyons, asks: What does wellbeing mean now for employees and their employers?

    Billy is an executive coach and leadership development specialist at KinchLyons. He is also an associate faculty member at the Irish Management Institute in Dublin where he lectures on a range of topics including high-performing teams, organisational development, organisational culture and critical thinking.

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    This podcast series focuses on several key sessions recently delivered at Legal Island’s online Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience event in association with KinchLyons, which took place on 20th May 2021.

    These podcasts will help you make sense of new ways of working and help you improve the levels of wellbeing, mental health and resilience within your organisation.

    Legal Island has a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning courses available to enable you to train all staff in your organisation. To find out more about the range of courses offered, click here.