In this, the first of a new short-series on mental health and wellbeing, Susan O'Mahony of University College Cork talks to us about supporting the mental health and wellbeing of academic staff. 

Susan O’Mahony is a Coach, Facilitator and Trainer with a special interest in staff wellbeing.

She holds an MA in HRM Management and a MSc In Personal & Management Coaching from UCC.

Susan is Staff Wellbeing & Development Advisor at UCC with responsibility for developing and delivering wellbeing & development programmes for over 3,500 staff.

She has extensive leadership experience throughout her career, including executive and management positions in the public and not-for-profit sectors.

Susan works with managers and leaders who are interested in constantly learning and connecting with others in their teams and throughout the wider organisation to create a culture of wellbeing.

She offers practical applications for embedding individual and organisational wellbeing including one-one and team coaching programmes.

In this episode, Susan addresses some of the key reasons foe mental health and wellbeing challenges among academic staff, speaks specifically on the role of line managers in supporting staff wellbeing and provides some hints, tips and guidance on how to support wellbeing. This is a great listen! Enjoy!