Episode 17

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1st Jun 2023

Suicide: Beyond The Statistic With Kristy Collins

In this episode, I'm joined by my friend and writing partner Kirsty Collins.

Kirsty is a wellbeing ambassador and has bravely shared about her experience of losing her partner to suicide as well as having her father be diagnosed with psychosis and dementia.

Her goal is to drive to change perceptions around mental health, grief, and suicide.

Today, we'll be talking about the impact of suicide and why wellness extends both inside and outside the office.

Highlights:

(11:39) Grief is messy!

(41:26) Unanswered questions

(45:28) Stability and support

(50:13) Take a step back

(54:40) You will get through

Useful Links for Suicide Awareness and Support:

Unluckiest Lucky Person blog by Kirsty Collin: https://unluckiestluckyperson.blogspot.com/2020/05/100-days-since-you-left.html

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM):

https://www.thecalmzone.net/

Mental Health Crisis Support Contact Details (Mind):

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/helplines-listening-services/

Supporting someone who feels suicidal (Mind):

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helping-someone-else/supporting-someone-who-feels-suicidal/useful-contacts/

Prevention of young suicide (Papyrus):

https://www.papyrus-uk.org/

Connect with us here:

Website: https://aurorawellnessgroup.co.uk/

Ngozi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngozi-weller-aurora/

Obehi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obehi-alofoje-psychologist-aurora/

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Book a Call here: https://aurorawellnessgroup.co.uk/#book-meeting

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About the Podcast

The Wellbeing Rebellion
Welcome to The Wellbeing Rebellion, an award-winning podcast.

We’re Ngozi Weller and Obehi Alofoje, Directors at Aurora — a leadership and organisational effectiveness consultancy.

This podcast explores how the way organisations are led shapes performance, trust, wellbeing and culture over time.

The challenge with many approaches to wellbeing and culture is that they place responsibility on individuals to cope, rather than examining the leadership decisions, behaviours and systems that create the conditions people are working within.

This is where the conversation needs to shift.

On The Wellbeing Rebellion, we explore leadership behaviour, organisational systems and decision-making under pressure through honest conversations with senior leaders and advisors navigating real organisational complexity.

Some episodes are just us. Others bring in leaders and experts reflecting candidly on what works, what doesn’t, and what leadership requires in practice.

If you’re responsible for people, culture or organisational performance — and want to think more critically about how leadership shapes outcomes — this podcast is for you.

About your hosts

Obehi Alofoje

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Obehi is a psychologist and culture change consultant who helps senior HR and business leaders reduce employee burnout, absenteeism & talent attrition through mental wellbeing strategy, training & coaching.

Ngozi Weller

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Ngozi Weller is a culture change consultant and an ICF accredited coach who helps build resilience into your business by creating psychologically safe workplaces that enable employees to thrive.