Mental Health In Recruitment - The Podcast

By Rhonda D'Ambrosio

Giving The Industry a Voice. Real people, real experiences. Addressing the stigma associated with mental health issues and encouraging conversation and proactive behaviour, both of which have been rep... more

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The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.

Mental Health In Recruitment - The Podcast episodes:

December 21, 2021 I'm Gonna Be Okay: Guest Lysha Holmes
Having just celebrated her 23rd year in the Industry Lysha Holmes has experienced many highs and lows.When it comes to her mental health, however, it’s the focus on the job and running her own successful Rec2Rec that’s kept her afloat and grounded when life around her has become chaos. Mental Health management wasn’t a thing for Lysha until she hit her 40’s. When her husband and partner of 17 years and father of her 2 daughters came out and told her he was gay, her world fell apart...
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November 29, 2021 Taking Time To Listen: Guest Michelle Flynn
An experienced and high performing technical recruiter Michelle Flynn was money motivated and fiercely driven. She never would have considered herself stressed, it wasn't a word that she knew. She was someone who was the epitome of success and did whatever it took to get the job done.It wasn't until she collapsed with a suspected heart attack and needed emergency medical attention that she knew something wasn't quite right. Her body tried to get her to sit up and pay attentio...
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50min
November 24, 2021 Living Life To The Full: Guest James Osborne
James Osborne is known in the recruitment industry as the Co-Founder of The Recruitment Network, he is also widely known for his relentless energy, eternal optimism and a genuine desire to help people. James is one of these people that consciously lives life to the max. He wasn't always this way. In 2005, his baby son TJ, passed away. It was an indescribable loss and a life-changing moment for James and his wife. TJ was their first child and represented hopes, drea...
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49min
November 07, 2021 My Superpower: Guest Chris Stringer
Chris Stringer is the Owner of That Recruitment Company and has worked in the industry since 2006.He has suffered from Anxiety for as long as he can remember and accepts it as a part of who he is and how he's wired. As a leader Chris understands that Mental Health is individual and personal, not everyone is the same. In this episode, we discuss the reality of the condition as well as the impact on people around you. This is an honest conversation with someone that tries to mak...
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40min
November 24, 2020 Speaking Out & Speaking Openly: Guest Chris Hart
Chris Hart spent 30 years keeping everything inside.The life and soul of a good night out, he was the highly sociable friend that went out of his way to talk to and support others when they were struggling.Having suffered from intense social anxiety throughout childhood, nobody would have guessed that behind the carefully placed mask Chris had created, he was battling with his own intense feelings and depression. Conversations were never about Chris. He became an expert at deflection, a...
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58min
November 17, 2020 Being Responsible For Recovery: Guest Scott Ransome
Warning: This episode contains strong language and detailed content relating to mental illness. Some listeners may find this upsetting.Scott Ransome has worked in two extremely tough industries where rejection and setbacks are commonplace. He experienced success as a professional actor before joining the recruitment industry and he truly understands how self-care can be hard to prioritise when we mistakenly think we're 'doing great'.Scott had his first manic episode at the age of 2...
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58min
September 07, 2020 When Love Isn't Enough: Guest Ryan Armitage
Warning: This episode contains strong language and graphic content relating to suicide. Some listeners may find this upsetting.Ryan Armitage is a successful recruitment business owner who watched the brother he loved and worked alongside suffer and battle drug addiction.He desperately wanted to help him and supported him as much as his brother would allow. Tragically Tom took his own life. His brother was the person who found him.Ryan gives a profoundly personal, inspiringly honest acco...
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56min
September 01, 2020 The Everyman: Guest Richard Edmondson
Richard Edmondson has worked in Recruitment for over 20 years. Highly successful when he was in the UK and earning the kind of money that many aspire to yet few attain, he seemingly had everything. One day he realised it wasn't making him happy.Uprooting his family and moving to Australia gave him a new sense of purpose and meaning yet also meant starting again from scratch and saw him questioning the decisions and choices he had made.This is Richard's story but it could be anyon...
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53min
August 14, 2020 More Than The Colour of My Skin: Guest Greeshma Suresh
Greeshma Suresh was born in India and came to the UK as a teenager. Being a 14-year-old girl is tough at the best of times yet Greeshma also had to contend with racial discrimination, body shaming and extensive pressure to perform well academically.Facing racism in the classroom from both students and teachers whilst desperately wanting to live up to cultural expectations and make her family proud, Greeshma lived silently behind a mask not telling anyone what she was coping with. In thi...
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51min
July 21, 2020 Caught Between Two Stigmas: Guest Caroline Oates-Sockett
Caroline Sockett-Oates joins Rhonda to given a very different perspective on Mental Health In Recruitment.
When she was 18 years old Caroline broke the law. Despite reassurances, she found herself in prison for a crime that her legal team were convinced would not result in a custodial sentence. She lost everything. She lost herself.
Already suffering from her mental health she had to face what she’d done, accept responsibility for her actions and make a decision about her future. Caroline knew she was the only person who could give her the future she wanted. She refused to allow her past to define who she wanted to be.
How did she cope with the stigma of prison whilst also managing Borderline Personality Disorder, PTSD and 2 other conditions? And do both of these stigmas continue to impact her years later?

You can connect with Caroline here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckos/

Additional resources: https://www.mentalhealthinrecruitment.org/uk-support-directory-1
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51min

FAQs about Mental Health In Recruitment - The Podcast:

How many episodes does Mental Health In Recruitment - The Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.