Finding calm in the chaos of HR

We’re back again this week with another new episode!

If you have been following HR Insights, you would have seen, we are currently running our HR Resilience Survey to better understand how resilient the function truly is and what HR professionals most need to focus on right now. So far, one of the clearest themes that emerged was the challenge of managing worry and finding calm, highlighting the widespread sense of burnout across the profession.

Today, we are joined by Rebecca Reed, Founder of Siendo and Creator of MentalFlex to help us unpack the shift in HR and offer some practical tools for burnout.

During the episode, Stuart and Rebecca chat about the reason she started her business and her own personal struggles with poor mental health and post-weaning depression. They speak through the importance of having a mental health first aider and how this can make a positive change to company culture. The conversation then pivoted to discuss burnout within HR, the signs to look for when someone is experiencing burnout and how to manage this. Lastly, Stuart asks Rebecca about the science of joy and her development of MentalFlex.

Who is our guest?

Rebecca Reed is the Founder of Siendo and Creator of MentalFlex®, with nearly a
decade of experience in mental health and wellbeing. Her career began in
corporate banking, but a passion for prevention led her to launch Siendo, a company helping people and workplaces take a proactive approach to mental health. She's trained thousands in Mental Health First Aid and worked with brands like Nike, Oxford University, and the NHS. Following her own journey through postnatal depression, she created MentalFlex® to support parents in managing stress, resetting their nervous systems, and showing up with calm and clarity. 

Key timestamps

• 01:53 – Introducing Rebecca Reed
• 05:40 – Rebecca’s personal journey with mental fitness
• 12:25 – The shift in wellbeing practices
• 14:50 – Mental health first aiders
• 20:21 – Legislation for mental health in the UK
• 22:53 – Dealing with stress as a mental health first aider
• 24:49 – Changing company culture
• 27:45 – Signs of burnout
• 31:06 – Managing burnout in HR
• 40:26 – The science of joy
• 44:19 – MentalFlex
• 48:57 – Building mental fitness

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