We provide a range of talks for staff of all levels to assist you:
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Leadership buy-in: the impact of a supportive workplace and why it serves the best higher purpose (improves bottom line)
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Managers: How to effectively utilise the procedures in place and give the best support to your team
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Mental Health Champions: how to set up a robust structure to support them long term and ensure the programme succeeds
All-staff options are:
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Why it’s important to reduce stigma, shame and unconscious bias at work
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How to appropriately talk about mental health at work
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How to look after your mental health
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Recognising stress and burnout, and how to prevent it
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Tailored options to suit your organisations needs
Our Workshops
Mental Health, Mental Illness & Stigma
This workshop builds a clear, shared understanding of mental health and mental illness, while exploring how stigma shows up in everyday life and work.
In this session participants will:
✨ Understand the difference between mental health and mental illness, and the mental health spectrum
✨ Explore how stigma, bias, discrimination and stereotypes impact individuals and communities
✨ Learn how intersecting factors such as gender, race and socio-economic background can deepen stigma
Participants leave with greater awareness and practical ways to challenge stigma and create more inclusive, supportive environments.
Recovery & Mental Health
This session explores mental health through a recovery-informed lens, supporting organisations to see wellbeing as both a personal and workplace responsibility.
In this session participants will:
✨ Understand recovery-informed approaches to mental health and wellbeing
✨ Explore the connection between psychosocial risk, workplace culture and organisational systems
✨ Learn how psychological safety, role clarity, workload and support structures influence mental health
This workshop supports leaders and teams to have more informed, compassionate conversations and to build environments that reduce harm and support sustainable wellbeing.
Safeguarding Our Mental Health
This practical session focuses on protecting and maintaining mental wellbeing, either as a follow-on from the stigma workshop or as a stand-alone session.
In this session participants will:
✨ Learn how to actively support and maintain their own mental health
✨ Understand preventative approaches and the impact of wider life and workplace pressures
✨ Gain practical tools and strategies to support wellbeing day-to-day
Participants are equipped with realistic, accessible ways to prioritise mental health in their personal and professional lives.
Difficult & Emotionally Charged Conversations in the Workplace
This workshop supports people to navigate challenging conversations around mental health with greater confidence and care.
In this session participants will:
✨ Understand why mental health conversations can feel difficult or overwhelming
✨ Explore how stress, anxiety and the nervous system show up in workplace interactions
✨ Learn practical tools for boundary-setting and compassionate, appropriate conversations
The session helps participants support others while also protecting their own wellbeing.
Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma & Burnout in the Workplace
A highly practical workshop focused on understanding and reducing the impact of emotional strain in caring and people-focused roles.
In this session participants will:
✨ Learn the difference between compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout
✨ Recognise how these experiences can show up across different roles and workplaces
✨ Gain tools to strengthen boundaries and support long-term wellbeing
Participants leave with greater clarity and practical strategies for more sustainable ways of working.
Understanding Workplace Mental Health & Creating a Thriving Culture
A fast-paced, engaging session covering current best practice in workplace mental health and wellbeing.
In this session participants will:
✨ Understand what good practice looks like in workplace mental health
✨ Learn about psychosocial risk and why it matters
✨ Explore the role of Mental Health Champions and how to support them effectively
The session empowers organisations to strengthen wellbeing initiatives in practical, meaningful and measurable ways.
Addiction, Recovery & the Workplace
This workshop explores addiction and recovery through a mental health and human rights lens, supporting organisations to respond with confidence and compassion.
In this session participants will:
✨ Understand addiction and recovery in a workplace context
✨ Explore how stigma, language and culture impact inclusion and support
✨ Learn the role of policy, leadership and managers in supporting recovery
Participants leave with practical, realistic actions that strengthen trust, inclusion and workplace wellbeing.
Topics We Cover
Mental Health VS Mental Illness
Normalising the topic and reducing negative perceptions and barriers to accessing support. Barbara breaks down the difference between mental health and mental illness, with easy-to-understand information around the topic.
Stigma
Public & self-stigma (stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and unconscious bias) Barbara has advised The National Office for Suicide Prevention, the Mental Health Commission and mental health charities nationally in relation to language for mental health and has written national awareness & information guides on stigma reduction.
Wellbeing
Learn about practical tips & tools for maintaining wellbeing, even through challenging times.
Personal story
Barbara can speak to being a suicide survivor, having bipolar disorder 1, eating disorder, self-harm, chronic pain conditions (fibromyalgia & arthritis) and long-term illness. She found her way to recovery and now leads the national conversation in Ireland about mental health and stigma reduction.
Discrimination
Delve into the impact of discrimination on people experiencing mental health difficulties, or from minority
groups.
Workplace Wellbeing & Strategy
Mental Health Policy, Reasonable Accommodation, Annual Objectives and Implementation. Barbara has supported workplaces across Ireland for over a decade and is recognised by bodies like Ibec as an expert in the area, including winning the KeepWell 'Outstanding Contribution to Wellbeing' Award in 2024.
Unconscious Bias
What unconscious bias is, how it impacts our daily lives, and how it adds an additional negative impact on those experiencing mental health issues.
Recovery
Pick up practical tools on a journey of recovery for people who have experienced mental illness or mental health difficulties. These talks are given from perspectives of both personal recovery and professionally working in the area of mental health for a decade and a half.
Barbara weaves part of her story into her presentations, bringing the right level of professionalism and storytelling to the groups she speaks to. She makes the topics easy to understand and identify with, while tying the objectives back to actionable change.
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