1 in 4 people will experience some form of mental health problem each year. However during the pandemic more than 42% of people reported anxiety and depression. Podcast host Naomi sits down with Gary Wills and Luke Davis, both mental health advocates on their experiences with dealing with mental health at work. Gary gets candid about his experiences with mental health whilst on furlough and Luke talks openly about his journey to setting up the Matt Palmer Trust,  whose goal is to support the mental well-being of people of all ages in the UK and Ireland.

About our guest speaker: Gary is an experienced recruiter of over 20 years in the IT sector who found himself furloughed at the beginning of the pandemic. Gary decided to set up a non for profit initiative to improve the mental wellbeing of the job searcher and people on furlough. The project has since gone on to become recognised and awarded "The point of Light" by the Prime Minister. His non for profit FurLearn has also won prestigious awards at the Learning and Performance Institute as well as patterning with Google Digital Garage and being featured on the BBC and ITV. Gary has also gone on to set up HIS own recruitment company called Talent Today to help improve and fast track the recruitment process for the Job searcher and hiring manager.

This episode contains TW for: Mental Health, suicide, break downs, anxiety, depression,

This podcast is produced by Diversifying.io - Keep up to date on how we're changing hearts and minds on Instagram: @diversifyingio or via our website: www.diversifying.io 

Learn more about Diversifying Group