Move Your Mind with Nick Bracks

The relationship between financial wellbeing and mental health is a delicate balance that profoundly impacts our lives. Financial struggles can cast shadows of stress and anxiety, while stability can lift our mindset with a sense of security. 

This connection is not one-sided. Just as financial challenges can harm mental health, mental health issues can lead to financial missteps, creating a cycle. 

Roughly 46 percent of people with debt also have a mental health diagnosis - it is clear we need to do more. 

The key lies in embracing a holistic approach that nurtures both aspects. Seeking help for mental health is wise, just as consulting a financial advisor is for money management. True financial wellbeing involves living within your means, setting achievable goals, and understanding that happiness isn't solely tied to wealth.

The intertwining of financial wellbeing and mental health is a crucial aspect of our lives. By tending to both, we can create a balance that resonates with our sense of purpose and builds resilience. It's about empowering yourself to navigate challenges while taking care of your wellbeing beyond monetary measures.

Today’s guests, Eleni Prontzos and Bryn Swayze are focused on helping bridge the gap between financial and mental health. They came into the financial industry wanting to make a meaningful, long-term impact in the lives of Clients and their loved ones. They are dedicated to educating clients while giving comprehensive, up to date financial advice to help you achieve your goals. 

You can learn more here: https://www.synchronizedagency.com/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

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There are endless issues surrounding mental health in companies.

When comparing industry rates of mental illness, the construction industry sticks out like a sore thumb. 77% of employees say they have experienced burnout in their current job. At best, mental health issues lead to more sick days and reduce company productivity. At worst, it can lead an increased risk of suicide with the construction industry having a suicide rate 4.5 times higher than the general public. This needs to change. 

I am really excited to share we you our first construction industry forum discussion with: 

Angelina Pillai: Chief Executive Officer at Association of Consulting Architects

John Toomey: Founder of Wide Awake Wellness

Lisa Davie: Project Engineer at Lendlease 

Martin Smith: Group General Manager of Health, Sustainability and Climate at John Holland

We discussed a number of issues, such as the state of mental health in the construction industry, impacts of Covid and the ongoing challenge of improving mental health & wellbeing in the industry. 

And finally, A huge thank you to Lendlease for sponsoring this podcast.

I hope you enjoy! 

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This is the 12th episode of the Brick by Brick series. This series was launched due to the positive reaction to the construction series and is proudly sponsored by Lendlease. We will be interviewing a range of people from the industry and will be discussing a range of topics such as the state of mental health in the industry.

Australia loses one construction worker every two days to suicide & more than 20% of the construction industry are shown to have had a mental health condition. These figures are made even more compelling as it is an industry that employs 10% of the working population. We feel this podcast will play an important role in creating conversations and awareness. 

Our goal is to change the construction industry, one conversation at time.

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A huge thank you to our sponsor Lendlease for all of the work they are doing in mental health. They have a holistic approach to health & wellbeing, and continue to grow their focus around mental health. They know that employees are likely to experience higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression if they work in the construction sector. In Australia, construction workers are six times more likely to die by suicide than a workplace incident.  

Looking after the physical and mental health of our people is a significant part of the Lendlease culture. In support of this, Lendlease introduced wellbeing leave in 2015 – giving all employees one day every four months to attend to health & wellbeing related needs.

You can learn more here: https://www.lendlease.com/au/media-centre/our-view/mental-health/

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We've been conditioned to believe that strength is all about suppressing emotions, staying stoic, and never showing vulnerability. But what if we challenge that belief and offer a new perspective, giving people, especially men, permission to feel. 

Emotion plays a significant role in how we connect with others, how we lead, and how we make choices.

We live in a society that sometimes overemphasizes certain traits based on gender. But true strength, as brilliantly put by Dr. Brene Brown, is the perfect combination of tough and tender. It's about being courageous enough to embrace vulnerability and connect with our emotions. That's what makes us truly powerful.

The following was derived from a TED talk delivered by my next guest, Mike Cameron. Mike has traveled across North America, delivering his powerful message on giving people, especially men, permission to feel. With over two decades of studying the impact of emotions on human behavior, he's a business leader and a sales professional who knows how crucial it is to connect with our feelings.

Mike's journey led him to study the works of experts like Dr. Antonio Demasio, Dr. Travis Bradbury, Dan Goman, and the renowned Dr. Brene Brown, just to name a few. He learned that emotions play a vital role in how we make decisions and connect with one another, both personally and professionally.

But Mike's journey took a tragic turn when he faced the unimaginable loss of his girlfriend, Colleen. In the face of such adversity, he discovered that true strength lies not in suppressing emotions but in embracing vulnerability and learning from our feelings.

Mike urges us to redefine what it means to be a badass, to dismantle the outdated stereotypes, and give ourselves permission to feel and be courageous enough to face our emotions head-on.

You can learn more about Mike here: https://mikecameron.ca/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

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This is the 11th episode of the Brick by Brick series. This series was launched due to the positive reaction to the construction series and is proudly sponsored by Lendlease. We will be interviewing a range of people from the industry and will be discussing a range of topics such as the state of mental health in the industry.

Australia loses one construction worker every two days to suicide & more than 20% of the construction industry are shown to have had a mental health condition. These figures are made even more compelling as it is an industry that employs 10% of the working population. We feel this podcast will play an important role in creating conversations and awareness. 

Our goal is to change the construction industry, one conversation at time.

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In this episode I interviewed Haydn Masters who is the head of Health & Wellbeing at Built.

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A huge thank you to our sponsor Lendlease for all of the work they are doing in mental health. They have a holistic approach to health & wellbeing, and continue to grow their focus around mental health. They know that employees are likely to experience higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression if they work in the construction sector. In Australia, construction workers are six times more likely to die by suicide than a workplace incident.  

Looking after the physical and mental health of our people is a significant part of the Lendlease culture. In support of this, Lendlease introduced wellbeing leave in 2015 – giving all employees one day every four months to attend to health & wellbeing related needs.

You can learn more here: https://www.lendlease.com/au/media-centre/our-view/mental-health/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/nickbracks

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Tune in for a compilation of Move Your Mind interviews...I hope you enjoy!

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the 10th episode of the Brick by Brick series. This series was launched due to the positive reaction to the construction series and is proudly sponsored by Lendlease. We will be interviewing a range of people from the industry and will be discussing a range of topics such as the state of mental health in the industry.

Australia loses one construction worker every two days to suicide & more than 20% of the construction industry are shown to have had a mental health condition. These figures are made even more compelling as it is an industry that employs 10% of the working population. We feel this podcast will play an important role in creating conversations and awareness. 

Our goal is to change the construction industry, one conversation at time.

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In this episode we listen to a compilation of recent Brick by Brick conversations.

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A huge thank you to our sponsor Lendlease for all of the work they are doing in mental health. They have a holistic approach to health & wellbeing, and continue to grow their focus around mental health. They know that employees are likely to experience higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression if they work in the construction sector. In Australia, construction workers are six times more likely to die by suicide than a workplace incident.  

Looking after the physical and mental health of our people is a significant part of the Lendlease culture. In support of this, Lendlease introduced wellbeing leave in 2015 – giving all employees one day every four months to attend to health & wellbeing related needs.

You can learn more here: https://www.lendlease.com/au/media-centre/our-view/mental-health/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/nickbracks

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From relationships to fatherhood and business, Elliot White is helping Men to achieve ultimate fulfilment in all areas of life. So much was covered in this episode! I am sure you will all take something positive away from this conversation...

You can find more information here:

https://www.instagram.com/_elliotwhite

https://www.elliotwhite.com.au/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the 9th episode of the Brick by Brick series. This series was launched due to the positive reaction to the construction series and is proudly sponsored by Lendlease. We will be interviewing a range of people from the industry and will be discussing a range of topics such as the state of mental health in the industry.

Australia loses one construction worker every two days to suicide & more than 20% of the construction industry are shown to have had a mental health condition. These figures are made even more compelling as it is an industry that employs 10% of the working population. We feel this podcast will play an important role in creating conversations and awareness. 

Our goal is to change the construction industry, one conversation at time.

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Craig Ball is a Change Manager, Author and Men's Mental Health Empowerment Mentor. His developed a passion for change management while working in Afghanistan with the Australian Army as part of a communications capability uplift for Afghan forces, involving cultural, linguistic and security challenges.

You can learn more here: https://www.changeseminars.com/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/askcraigball/

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A huge thank you to our sponsor Lendlease for all of the work they are doing in mental health. They have a holistic approach to health & wellbeing, and continue to grow their focus around mental health. They know that employees are likely to experience higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression if they work in the construction sector. In Australia, construction workers are six times more likely to die by suicide than a workplace incident.  

Looking after the physical and mental health of our people is a significant part of the Lendlease culture. In support of this, Lendlease introduced wellbeing leave in 2015 – giving all employees one day every four months to attend to health & wellbeing related needs.

You can learn more here: https://www.lendlease.com/au/media-centre/our-view/mental-health/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/nickbracks

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Catalyzing positive changes in health through science, technology & knowledge to achieve optimal human performance, Craig Goldberg is the founder of inHarmony Interactive.

You can find more information here: https://iaminharmony.com/pages/about

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

We have also relaunched underBRACKS with $1 from every pair going towards mental health. You can find them here: www.underbracks.com

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/nickbracks

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the 8th episode of the Brick by Brick series. This series was launched due to the positive reaction to the construction series and is proudly sponsored by Lendlease. We will be interviewing a range of people from the industry and will be discussing a range of topics such as the state of mental health in the industry.

Australia loses one construction worker every two days to suicide & more than 20% of the construction industry are shown to have had a mental health condition. These figures are made even more compelling as it is an industry that employs 10% of the working population. We feel this podcast will play an important role in creating conversations and awareness. 

Our goal is to change the construction industry, one conversation at time.

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Michelle Nation is the General Manager for Health, Sustainability & Climate at John Holland.

You can learn more here: https://johnholland.com.au/

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A huge thank you to our sponsor Lendlease for all of the work they are doing in mental health. They have a holistic approach to health & wellbeing, and continue to grow their focus around mental health. They know that employees are likely to experience higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression if they work in the construction sector. In Australia, construction workers are six times more likely to die by suicide than a workplace incident.  

Looking after the physical and mental health of our people is a significant part of the Lendlease culture. In support of this, Lendlease introduced wellbeing leave in 2015 – giving all employees one day every four months to attend to health & wellbeing related needs.

You can learn more here: https://www.lendlease.com/au/media-centre/our-view/mental-health/

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Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. 

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: 

Move Your Mind Community 

You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/nickbracks

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.