Talking Thursday

Talking Thursday – did you know

• 1 in 6 people* report experiencing poor mental health, like anxiety and low moods, in any given week in England.
• 1 in 4 people* will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England.

Earlier this month we had a person attend one of our in-company psychological first aid and wellbeing sessions (First Aid for Mental Health) and at the start of the day, they expressed that they found the whole topic of mental health a waste of time saying ‘they just need to get on with it’ as you can imagine it caused some uncomfortable moments (not always a bad thing) however one of the UK’s lead instructors Lee Marsh was delivering the course and by the end of the course the learner wrote this on there feedback form:

I didn’t want to come on this course, my employer made it mandatory for all those with management responsibilities, I felt this topic was stupid to focus on in the workplace, it’s likely to give people another excuse to phone in sick. I already have someone in my team I thought was playing the mental health card. However I am now feeling I have failed to understand what they have been going through with a relationship breakdown leading to them moving house, losing friends, not having access to their children as often etc… I just felt they needed to get over it, move on. The training with Lee was excellent. It was not what I expected, as I come to the end of the course I realise I was rude and confrontational at the start of the course, Lee was both sympathetic to my concerns which took me by surprise and yet as we progressed through the day I found the delivery challenged those views and I found insight not just to others but also myself, the pressure bucket explanation inputs and outputs will stay with me I think for ever, and the seek to understand with tell me focused – supportive conversations. Thank you Lee for an amazing course you are truly gifted at training and coaching others. Best course I think I have ever been on. Now for the hard part implementing it with others. Karl D

High quality training delivery can and does change hearts and minds. Bruche Associates Limited has some of the best adult educators and trainers. Lee Marsh is one of our founders and lead trainers – Training both subject specific topics as well as instructor and professional education and training qualifications.

Contact us to discuss your company and personal training needs: info@BrucheAssociates.com

Stats above from: * Adult psychiatric morbidity in England, 2014 and 2007: results of a household surveys.