NEWS
Two of our biggest advocates Justin Guarini and Letitia Frye recently appeared on our first ever roundtable discussions and prior had never been aqainted.
4 days later Letitia attended an event last minute as to where she lives in Arizona and low and behold Justin was guest speaking for the evening.
Low and behold, Justin actually lives in Pennsylvania and got called last minute for the speaking engagement.
Serendipity at its finest.
Brining people together.
Nearly half of workers have been suffering from mental health issues since the Covid-19 pandemic began, at a significant cost to their well-being and potentially to their employer’s bottom line.
It’s a commonly accepted fact that adults spend roughly one-third of their lives at work.
That’s a significant amount of time, within which we are likely to experience a spectrum of physical and mental health.
According to the World Health Organization, more than 300million people suffer from depression globally
Depression and anxiety cost the global economy an estimated $1 trillion each year in lost productivity.
USA.
Mental health and substance abuse cost US businesses between $80 and $100 billion annually. Another study showed that serious mental illness costs America up to $193.2 billion in lost earnings per year
Depression is thought to count for up to 400 million lost work days annually
UK.
Mental Health problems in the workplace cost the economy approximately £70 billion annually
91 million workdays are lost in the UK due to symptoms of mental illness
AUSTRALIA. (According to the Australian Human Rights Commission report)
A total of 3.2 days per worker are lost each year through workplace stress
Stress-related workers’ compensation claims have doubled in recent years, costing over $10 billion each year
Preliminary research shows that Australian businesses lose over $6.5 billion each year by failing to provide early intervention/treatment for employees with mental health conditions
To find out how the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is helping International organizations better support the mental wellbeing of their employees, simply email us at info@imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org today and one of the team will get back to you.
It is worth calculating the rising cost of mental ill-health to your business.
Uncertainly can lead to very anxious times.
During this time of unprecedented times with COVID-19, and nobody know what is going to happen next.
We are seeing Mental Health related struggles rapidly on the increase.
As we navigate through these times, companies are likely to see employees struggle with depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma, and PTSD.
So what can Managers do?
MODEL HEALTHY BEHAVIOURS.
As a company don’t just say you support Mental Health.
Model it and lead by example.
COMMENCE A CULTURE CHANGE BY CHECKING IN
Make it intentional to make sure you are checking in with your employees and create a culture where it becomes normal for your team to do the same with each other.
With so many people working from home now during COVID'-19, this now more than ever is so important to implement.
Again, lead by example as a manager and don’t merely ask the generic ‘Are you OK’ ask some specific questions and ask your employees if they are needing additional support.
SHARE YOUR STORY
Through the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, we have shown that as a leader, being honest about your mental health struggles opens the dialogue for employees to feel much more comfortable in talking with you about mental health challenges of their own.
COMMUNICATION IS KEY
Make sure you keep your team informed and try to always remove stress where possible to keep employee morale up.
INVEST IN EDUCATION / TRAINING OR SUPPORT
Now more than ever, you should prioritize proactive and preventive workplace mental health training for leaders, managers, and individual contributors.
Natasha Hamilton is a TV Personality, Actress, Businesswoman and Singer best known for being one-third of Atomic Kitten, one of the UK's most internationally...
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Listen to this episode from ImperfectlyPerfect Podcast on Spotify. Natasha Hamilton is a TV Personality, Actress, Businesswoman and Singer best known for being one-third of Atomic Kitten, one of the UK's most internationally successful girl groups of the last 20 years, selling over 10 million records worldwide.
Natasha Hamilton is a TV Personality, Actress, Businesswoman and Singer best known for being one-third of Atomic Kitten, one of the UK’s most internationally successful girl groups of the last 20 years, selling over 10 million records worldwide.
The group celebrated numerous global number one singles and albums while they dominated the charts throughout their pop reign.
Atomic Kitten were a tornado of inimitable talent that attracted numerous prestigious gigs, including performing for royalty. They sang alongside global superstars and toured the world.
This weeks episode; Founder Glenn Marsden had such an amazing chat with Natasha where we hear all about her incredible career from signing a record deal at 16, leaving home to be a part of a pop band and travel the world to experiencing massive learning curves at such a young age, very publicly, how at times it felt like a pressure cooker, and how her mental health suffered along the journey.
We hear about Natasha's battles with post natal depression with two of her pregnancies and how cognitive behavioural therapy revolutionised her life to the point she used her platform and advocacy to build a wellness business, Live Better Wellness, around exogenous ketones, mindset and education.
You can follow Natasha on her social media platforms for her candid and honest accounts of her life’s highs and lows and the free support Natasha offers to her community @natashahamilton / @livebetterwithnatasha
You can also head to her official website at: https://www.livebetterwithnatasha.com
A big thank you to our Podcast Voice-Over: Mike Christenson (thevoicemonkey.com)
Brittney Harper is a multidimensional woman,making her mark in Ministry as an Author, Entrepreneur, TV personality, spirit-led teacher of God's Word and Prophetic Intercessor.
Brittney Harper is a multidimensional woman,making her mark in Ministry as an Author, Entrepreneur, TV personality, spirit-led teacher of God’s Word and Prophetic Intercessor. As a much-in-demand speaker and teacher of the gospel and prophetic voice to many, she continues to travel both nationally and inter-nationally to fulfill her mandated mission: to transform lives, heal hearts, encourage others to find and live in purpose, teach deeper truths and show others the way to live abundantly through Christ.
For those who have never felt or understood spirituality, make sure to give the episode a listen. If there is a commonality between so many people that we have interviewed, through those dark periods of adversity they have come out the other side believing in something far bigger than themselves. We feel very fortunate that the IPC has attracted incredible experts within the medical field, Clinical Professionals, Holistic Therapists, those who teach Spirituality and truly feel blessed that we get to interview and learn so much to be able to get help to so many.
To find out more information and to keep up to date with Brittney, simply head to her official website at www.britnney-harper.org/ or you can follow her through her socials @glory_n_honr
To find out more information on the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign and our global efforts, simply head to our official website at imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org
Voice-Over - Mike Christenson (thevoicemonkey.com)
Michelle Heaton & Husband Hugh Hanley get behind the @imperfectlyperfectcampaign global efforts and next week see's an incredible chat with them both sharing...
Michelle Heaton & Husband Hugh Hanley get behind the @imperfectlyperfectcampaign global efforts and next week see’s an incredible chat with them both sharing their story on the ImperfectlyPerfect Podcast with founder Glenn Marsden and Rachael Newsham around Michelle’s battle having had to face some serious health challenges over the past few years, including undergoing a double mastectomy, breast reconstruction a hysterectomy and heart problems, and how she has managed to get through everything with the support of Hugh and her family. We find out how it affected Hugh being a partner watching his loved one struggle and how it impacted him also.
We are truly grateful for Michelle and Hugh getting behind our global efforts in changing the narrative around mental health and sharing their story which will help so many others out there that may be going through similar things.
A quick snippet of the chat with Michelle and Hugh telling us what it means being Imperfectly Perfect to them.
‘To me you have to allow ourselves not to be perfect. Because I always wanted to be perfect, to be the best I can be, and I still do want to be the best I can be and do and the best mum. But I’m never going to be right. Because no-one is right. Nobody is perfect and the more that we understand that and give ourselves a break the better we will be.’ - @wonderwomanshel
‘For me, it is around trying to be the perfect husband. Help Michelle and be her strength because, like she said she has an awful lot of health issues going on there and she’s been through for the last 10 years so much health struggles like hysterectomy, mastectomy, heart surgery, a pancreas issue. That’s a lot to take in, in 10 years for one person plus giving birth to two children. So for me personally, it’s trying to be a perfect husband, a good husband.’ @hughhanley
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A huge thank you to Thrive Magazine and Jenni Gilbert for this incredible 5 page spread article on Founder Glenn Marsden’s journey and global efforts with the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign.
We are truly grateful for so many people inc the network coverage and publications getting behind our efforts to help build a legacy that surpasses time. That provides education, support, advocacy and public awareness so that conversations around mental health disorders normalises, enabling our children, grand-children and future generations to live without stigmas attaches to mental health.
To read the article and check out the magazine simply head to the magazines official website at: www.thrivemagazine.com.au
Rachael Newsham has inspired tens of thousands to get hooked on regular exercise, trained thousands of instructors, and developed hundreds of workouts along the way. Committed to helping the world fall in love with fitness, Rachael truly believes in sharing the lessons learned whilst training her own mental fitness.
Rachael Newsham has inspired tens of thousands to get hooked on regular exercise, trained thousands of instructors, and developed hundreds of workouts along the way. Committed to helping the world fall in love with fitness, Rachael truly believes in sharing the lessons learned whilst training her own mental fitness. She wants to help throw light on the previously stigmatised area of mental health and well being, as Rachael believes mental health goes hand in hand with physical health. She delivers key notes on mental fitness and the importance of having a healthy mind by means of her own journey inside the fitness industry. An internationally renowned speaker, programme director, choreographer, presenter, celebrity trainer for Les Mills International. Holings a Ba (Hons) sports Mgt, she is a highly sought after speaker on stages worldwide. This episode Rachael chats with Imperfectly Perfect's very own Glenn Marsden and Jackie Rivera sharing her own story, we get to know the true woman behind the profession, what she has learnt along her life's journey thus far and why it is truly important to her for advocating the way in which we look and talk about mental health.
To find out more about Rachael and keep up to date with her, simply head to all of her socials at @rachael_newsham
'Imperfectly Perfect to me means what I've lived my life by. There is no perfect. There is no normal. But if you live by Dr.Seuss you can't go wrong. 'Today ...
‘Imperfectly Perfect to me means what I’ve lived my life by. There is no perfect. There is no normal. But if you live by Dr.Seuss you can’t go wrong. Today you are you that is truer than true. There is no-one alive that is youer than you’ - Gemma Oaten.
We are so honoured to have @gemma.oaten getting behind @imperfectlyperfectcampaign global efforts and sharing her story, her mission and her advocacy to helping so many others dealing with struggles through her nfp @seedhull in which her incredible parents started over 20 years ago stemming from Gemma’s personal struggles with an eating disorder which led her to a heart attack at such a young age. Today see’s the @imperfectlyperfectcampaign wanting to help seed by asking you to head to their socials and find out how you can really make a difference for them in order for them to keep doing what they do for countless people through Covid.
Right now with Covid19, more than ever organisations have a clear role to play in the management and understanding of mental health concerns.
We tailor mental health workshops that may be best for your organisation and deliver customised programmes to address specific mental health issues that are relevant to your workforce.
We also offer broad workshops to raise the awareness around mental health to your organisation.
Whatever your needs, using our team of experts in this field, we create workshops to ensure you are being proactive about the mental health of your workforce.
If you would like to know more about our workshops, simply fill in the form below today and one of the team will get back to you.
Joining Founder Glenn Marsden in studio is TV Personality Mel Greig and Journalist and News Anchor Julie Snook to discuss Endometriosis. An unbelievably raw,...
Joining Founder Glenn Marsden in studio is TV Personality Mel Greig and Journalist and News Anchor Julie Snook to discuss Endometriosis.
An unbelievably raw, honest and insightful chat all around the silent illness that effect 1 in 10 women here in Australia
Mel & Julie share their own personal stories with the illness, through diagnosis to trying to manage it and what has helped them get through some of their hardest days.
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The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is creating awareness and not a substitute for professional advice. Should you need help, please refer to your nearest crisis numbers.
Joining Founder Glenn Marsden in studio is Actor Richard Brancatisano and Clinical Psychologist Dr Hayley Watson discussing a wide array of topics around men...
Joining Founder Glenn Marsden in studio is Actor Richard Brancatisano and Clinical Psychologist Dr Hayley Watson discussing a wide array of topics around mental health and the stigma attached to it.
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The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is creating awareness and not a substitute for professional advice. Should you need help, please refer to your nearest crisis numbers.
I have jumped onto the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign run by the very talented Glenn Marsden. It is work like this that will chisel away at the stigmas build u...
I have jumped onto the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign run by the very talented Glenn Marsden.
It is work like this that will chisel away at the stigmas build up around mental health especially within men. His unforgiving images cast a light over an important darkness in men that needs to be seen.
Being raised in an Australian masculine culture your often told “you’ll be right” and “don’t be a pussy”, iv felt myself and I’m sure its the same for a lot of other young men a sense of embarrassment for having a feeling that shows vulnerability.
The feeling is bad enough isn’t it? Let alone a sense of shame for having it on top of it.
Thats why we need to break down this built up world of bravado and show everyone, being vulnerable and brave enough to voice it, is truly masculine in its own beautifully feminine way.
Growing up with the world of social media your shown so many perfectly illustrated lives or the other side of the coin, constant saddening truths.
Where is the middle ground? When have you seen a post of someone saying “oh I’m feeling a little anxious and sad for some reason today”?
I think its these everyday trepidations that build up on us.
This is why I think its so important to check in with yourself and others when feelings arise. It could take a simple word from a loved one that can turn us away from the thought. Better to be the self evolving fool that asks the question, then to sit within the thought for however long your willing to hold onto it. It’s absolutely fine to not be ok.. it’s all part of the ride. “I wanted to write down exactly what I felt, but somehow the paper remained empty..... .....and I could not have described it any better” - Tim Franklin
To find out more about the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign and how you can get involved simply head to our official website at imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org.
The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is creating awareness and not a substitute for professional advice. Should you need help, please refer to your nearest crisis numbers.
The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is creating awareness and not a substitute for professional advice. Should you need help, please refer to your nearest crisis numbers. For the United States of America; 911 for all emergencies, alternatively the national suicide hotline on 1.800.273.8255 (TALK) For Australia; 000 for all emergencies, alternatively call Life Line Australia on 13 11 14
