Breaking the Silence

Leaders play a pivotal role inshaping their organisation's culture and environment. We need to invest inhuman sustainability and this book will help you do that. Creating kindercultures is critical to sustainable growth. This book is for leaders who wantto cultivate environments that prioritise mental wellbeing and fosterhealthier, more productive teams. Navigating the complexities of worktoday while looking after your mental health can be very challenging. This bookprovides practical insights and strategies to help individuals manage stress,enhance their resilience and cultivate a positive mindset. Whether facingworkplace pressures, interpersonal conflicts or personal challenges, it givesactionable guidance to help support your mental health in the workplace. Supporting someone through mentalhealth challenges requires empathy, understanding, and knowledge. It can bedifficult to know how to do this well and what the right thing to do is.Whether you're a family member, friend, colleague or manager, this book willgive you the insights and strategies to offer meaningful support to thosestruggling with mental health issues. As well as providing insights, this bookprovides practical, actionable advice to enable you to provide help andsupport.

David Beeney enjoyed a verysuccessful 30-year career in the world of media. But, during that time, he washiding something. Eventually in 2016, he found the courage to open up about themost significant struggle of his life: his mental health. A secret battle withpanic attacks meant years of torment and angst. David's decision to break hissilence was one of the most significant moments of his life. Today, David'sbusiness, Breaking the Silence, is regarded as one of the world's leadingadvisors on mental health in the workplace. He has worked with leading globalbrands, including HSBC, McDonald's and Google. In the UK, he has advised thelikes of the NHS, the Labour Party, Sainsbury's, the Mercedes Formula One teamand the Royal Navy. David is a qualified mental health counsellor and aregistered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Practitioners(BACP) He has also been a trustee for Mind, the mental health charity. In 2024,he was once more recognised as one of the top global influencers in employeeengagement by his peers.