Marianne Storey - "Better mental health starts from the top."

Marianne Storey, CEO of mental health charity Dorset Mind, discusses the importance of mental health in a business, how a business leader can implement effective measures for mental health among their team, and provides five pillars for good mental wellbeing. Show Notes: (3:20) Path to becoming CEO of Dorset Mind (5:11) Importance of lived experience (6:03) Battling stigmas around mental health (7:28) Dorset Mind's missions (8:32) Demands on service since the pandemic and what's been learned (10:29) Challenges of returning to society post-pandemic (11:26) How would you define good mental health? (12:26) Most common mental health challenges from business leaders (15:25) Signs to look for in yourself and your team (17:26) Organisations that implement mental health well and how they do it (21:00) Influence of senior members on rest of staff (22:45) Five ways to wellbeing (26:17) Influence of nature on mental wellbeing (27:23) Work with Dorset Chamber (28:27) Different approaches of men and women to mental health (33:26) Generational effects on attitudes towards mental health (34:51) Mental health challenges amongst younger generation (36:29) The education system and mental health (37:45) Challenges as CEO of Dorset Mind (41:28) Personal definition of success