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Lorraine Checklin - Discussing Mindfulness & Mental Wellbeing Inside And Outside Of Work

46m · ChangeStories · 22 Jan 00:30

In this episode, Susanne talks to Lorraine Checklin about her work as a mindfulness coach. Lorraine shares tips and techniques for bringing mindfulness to everyday. 

We also discuss the importance of leaders leading by example and how leaders can ensure that conversations about mental health become part of everyday life at work. 

 

Resources

Lorraine can be found here:

https://waystoflourish.com/

 

MIND

NHS, Every Mind Matters

Birmingham Healthy Minds

West Midlands Combined Authority, Thrive At Work

 

ChangeStories cannot be held responsible for the content on these third party websites

 

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

 

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.  

 

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

 

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

 

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