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
Topics we specialise in:
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.
Discrimination
Delve into the impact of discrimination on people experiencing mental health difficulties, or from minority groups.
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.
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.
Wellbeing
Learn about practical tips & tools for maintaining wellbeing, even through challenging times.
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.
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.
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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