Hear from other professionals with ‘big feels’
A podcast for mental health and addictions workers who’ve ‘been there’ too.
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Working in mental health and addictions is hard, especially when you have your own stuff going on. It can feel like you’re walking in two worlds at once.
So many of us come to this work because it strikes a personal chord. But this ‘personal + professional’ mix can present some unique challenges — whether you’re a clinician, a policy wonk, a peer worker, or a CEO.
Big Feels At Work is your chance to hear from others walking this path, sharing what they’ve learned along the way.
“Big Feels At Work is an anti-guilt, anti-self-doubt vaccine. It’s like peer support for workers.”
— Psychologist and listener
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For workers dealing with:
Managing their mental health at work
Imposter syndrome
Burnout
self-Disclosure at Work
stigma in the workplace
Isolation
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“The sense of loneliness and isolation that comes with experiencing mental health issues and working in mental health has definitely diminished massively since I started listening.”
- Youth Mental Health Worker
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YOUR HOST
Big Feels At Work is hosted by Graham Panther. Graham has worked in mental health since 2006, specialising in evaluation and service design in Australia and New Zealand. He helped set up Australia's first Recovery College, and was part of New Zealand's first professional peer support services, before Co-Founding The Big Feels Club, a global peer-led initiative for people on the long-term mental health path. He is also a writer and an award-winning podcaster.
Big Feels At Work is a production of The Big Feels Club, an online peer-run mental health initiative. Big Feels At Work is funded by the Victorian Department of Health.
“I love that you are making space for these types of experiences, that is, people who work in the 'system' and have big messy feelings and want to keep working proudly.”
— policy worker and listener
transform your workplace culture
Recent research shows 63% of mental health professionals have their own lived experience of psychological distress. Yet many feel unable to speak about it at work. This silence affects team wellbeing, staff retention, and ultimately, the quality of care they provide.
The problem for workers
“I’m surrounded by supports to build up my clinical skills, but the awkward mess that is my lived experience and how that interacts with working in mental health is something which I don’t get much opportunity to talk or hear about outside of my own head"
- Youth Mental Health Worker
Our Talks & Workshops
Drawing from our acclaimed Big Feels At Work program, we offer engaging sessions that help:
Destigmatize mental health experiences in professional settings
Provide practical strategies for self-support and team support
Create a more open, authentic workplace culture
Improve staff retention and job satisfaction
What Makes Our Approach Different Our sessions are led by experienced facilitators who understand both sides of the mental health equation. We blend powerful storytelling from the Big Feels At Work program with evidence-based strategies, receiving 9/10 ratings for usefulness.
What Participants Say
"I wish the talk went for the whole day!"
"This successfully infiltrated my self-doubty psyche, and would very much like to do it again"
"Useful recognition that we are not alone in our struggles"
These programs will help your staff:
deal with Imposter syndrome
feel better connected to colleagues and create supportive environments
develop self-compassion for the challenge of working in the sector with “skin in the game”
understand strategies for how to manage mental health in the workplace for the long term
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Ready to support your team's wellbeing? Contact us using the form below to discuss bringing Big Feels At Work to your organization.
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