Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode, we are sitting down and talking about all things,  neurodivergent in the workplace, in the home and in society.

This month we are delighted to welcome Chezzy Kennedy, 

Chezzy has a BA honours in special educational needs. And over 12 years of experience working with autistic individuals in their homes, specialist and in mainstream schools and communities.

She uses a variety of interventions to help her get the best results based on each individual's needs. Everything she does is people-centred. Chezzy has been invited to share her ideas on the TEDx stage and delivered face-to-face and online training. 

A massive advocate for positive wellbeing has completed various training in the field, including meditation, mindfulness and story massage. She's been featured regularly on BBC three counties, radio giving expert advice on how to manage your personal wellbeing. 

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using the links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com 

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd 

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN 

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross 

Simon Nichols: 

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/  

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive  

https://twitter.com/simonbirding 

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy (Expert guest)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chezzykennedy 

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode, we are sitting down and talking about all things Stress risk assessments in the workplace. Good to be back, a new season, but with exciting twists, we have guests!!!! 

This month we are delighted to welcome Ellice Whyte.

Ellice is an accredited business psychologist with a master’s degree in Psychology and further training in counselling and education. Ellice is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society, a Principal Practitioner of the Association of Business Psychologists, and is completing a doctorate investigating how to improve staff confidence supporting mental health and how that impacts business outcomes.

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode, they are sitting down and talking about our Wellbeing First Aid Kit and having a look back over the past episodes.

Some of the questions Ross and Simon tackled: 

• What should go in a Wellbeing First Aid Kit
• When to use a Wellbeing First Aid Kit
• How to be preventative.
• What should go in room 101

During this episode, Ross and Simon made reference to the following websites:

https://www.worldaidsday.org

https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode, they are sitting down and talking about winter wellbeing

Some of the questions Ross and Simon tackled: 

• Why does winter impact me the way it does
• How do I plan for Christmas

During this episode, Ross and Simon made reference to the following websites:

https://www.nationaldebtline.org

https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank

https://mentalhealth-uk.org  - Stress awareness day

https://uk.movember.com - Movember 

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode they are sitting down and talking about Frame of reference

Some of the questions Ross and Simon tackled: 

• What is mental health
• What is a frame of reference
• What is the difference between physical & mental health

During this episode, Ross and Simon made reference to the following websites:

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

https://www.rethink.org/get-involved/awareness-days-and-events/ocd-awareness-week

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode they are sitting down and talking about suicide awareness

Some of the questions Ross and Simon tackled: 

• Suicide support
• Myths surrounding suicide
• Safeguarding yourself
• Seeking to understand 

Resources for signposting:

https://bit.ly/3uoOIaH

During this episode, Ross and Simon made reference to the following websites:

https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/world-suicide-prevention-day

https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk

https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/world-beard-day

http://www.talklikeapirate.com

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode, they are sitting down and talking about their thoughts

Some of the questions Ross and Simon tackled: 

• How impactful can our thoughts actually be
• Can positivity be negative 
• How do we change negative thinking

During this episode, Ross and Simon made reference to the following websites:

http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday - Youth day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship_Day  - Friendship day, this date was in July this year but we all need friends all year round. 

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/relaxation-day - Relaxation day

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/rollercoaster-day - Roller coaster day

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode, they are sitting down and talking about the importance of listening

Some of the questions Ross and Simon tackled: 

• How important listening is
• How to listen
• What benefit does active listening, empathy and sympathy have
• Should we advise or signpost
• What is the impact of Bad listening

During this episode, Ross and Simon made reference to the following websites

https://youtu.be/yjUEH2vkzPM - Brene Brown Listening

https://www.samaritans.org - Samaritans Call 116123

https://gladtocare.com - #GladtoCare

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/wine-and-cheese-day - Cheese & Wine

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/joke-day - #JokeDay

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode they are sitting down and talking about stigma and discrimination

Some of the questions Ross and Simon tackled: 

• What actually. Is stigma and discrimination. 
• What is the impact of negative stigma and discriminatory language 
• How can we help a person who is struggling with their mental health
• Why is it not ok for men to cry

During this episode, Ross and Simon made reference to the following websites:

 https://volunteersweek.org - Volunteer opportunities

https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/volunteer - Samaritans

https://giveusashout.org/volunteer-shout - Shout

https://www.bhf.org.uk - British Heart Foundation

https://www.beerdaybritain.co.uk - Beer day 

https://www.grandappeal.org.uk/events/wallace-gromits-wrong-trousers-day  Wrong Trousers day. This year it actually falls in July but last year it was in June so it still counts :) 

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy

Ross Abbott and Simon Nichols - 2 men,1.5 beards with 1 goal to raise mental health awareness with 0 stigma.

In this episode, they are sitting down and talking about 

Some of the questions Ross and Simon tackled: 

• What do you like about being outside?
• How does it make you feel?
• Can being outside be good for our wellbeing?

This Podcast is a collaboration between Ross Abbott from Green Cross Training and Simon Nichols from Thrive. You can contact them both using their links below. 

Ross Abbott: 

https://www.greencrosstraining.com

https://uk.linkedin.com/company/green-cross-training-ltd

https://twitter.com/GreenCrossTRN

https://twitter.com/rossabbott_ross

Simon Nichols:

http://itstime2thrive.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itstime2thrive/ 

https://twitter.com/itstime2_thrive 

https://twitter.com/simonbirding

Produced by Chezzy Kennedy