The first Wellbeing Wednesday will be hosted by John Halsall, Chair of the Rail Wellbeing Alliance and Lizi Stewart the Industry Sponsor for the Health and Wellbeing in Business subgroup. They will be joined by The Sleep Scientist, Dr Sophie Bostock, who is on a mission to help you improve your life by unlocking the science of sleep and performance. Discover a fantastic new mental health initiative championed by BAM Nutall and then get ready for a very different type of workout, with laughter yoga guru Louise Claire Gates.
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The mental health toolbox
Leaders and managers will daily face unexpected challenges and requests on their time to support staff. In this session we explore the dangers of having a single approach to respond to the various mental health issues staff experience and ask for any staff who manager, support or work in a team, what tools they can have to be ready to support others and how to tailor our support to the specific settings we are in. The session includes a brief input to the ways that the Railway Chaplains can support your teams.

How CBT can help you to feel better
Mental ill health can affect anyone, at any time in their life. Clinical Psychologist, Dr Andrew Beck tells us how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can make the difference in tackling negative thought patterns.

Time to talk: How men think about mental health
Alex Holmes is a mental health counsellor who specialises in the mental health of men and adolescent boys. In this session Alex, together with the host, Lucas Whitehead from Andy’s Man Club, unpicks the common myths about men’s mental health, the limitations when it comes to therapy and what things men can do to improve their wellbeing, reduce stress and live a full life of connection.