World Mental Health Day - Leaders Let's Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First

“Let’s put our own oxygen mask on first” might sound like an extreme title for this webinar. But, how can you as a business owner, a business leader hope to be able to look after your colleagues and staff, if you aren't looking after yourself.

We will spend an hour talking about:

• How to reduce your stress level.
• What do we mean by self care?
• The challenges, the barriers and some top tips.

This webinar will help you with managing your mental health and supporting others around you. Some useful resources will be shared for you to review and continue your learning afterwards.

Your Expert

Liz Maughn has worked in a number of roles in health and social care for over 40 years. Originally she trained as a general nurse (RGN) then re-trained and moved into social work. She held a variety of posts working in mental health, supporting carers and with people with dementia. She has experience of both team management and project management.

Liz qualified as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor in 2019. During MHFA training courses she shares knowledge and skills from her past work experience, her lived experience of mental ill-health and subsequent recovery.

In 2022 Liz founded her own company Empower Mental Health Training & Consultancy. Always keen to learn, she attended further training to enable to deliver Mental Health Skills training for Managers. In 2023 she also became a licenced Menopause Champion.

Liz lives in the Cotswolds and enjoys working locally when possible, this enables her to use local knowledgedge to add value to training. Liz has one grown up son. Outside of work she enjoys reading, music, gardening, borrowing a dog called Winnie for walks and socialising with friends. Her latest hobby is wild swimming.

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