How to support your employees' and your own mental health PLUS co-operatives explored

"We're not just hashtagging, we're actually doing something about it. I hope that gives anyone listening with a mental health problem strength: you don't have to be shut down, you don't have to be defined, you can take control."

Kat Morley is the founder of Insight PR and Media. After studying journalism and winning awards for her coverage of wrestling, while living with her own mental health issues including PTSD and BPD, Kat launched the  #WeGetThat Campaign on social media, hit a crowdfunding target and launched her agency.

 She has made "bridging the gap between mental health and sustainable, productive employment" integral to her business. Her five-person firm has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing programme, and Kat shares the four elements of this with advice other small businesses can use. She also gives tips on crowdfunding, branding and winning attention for campaigns or businesses.

Also on today's show: co-operatives are the UK"s best-kept business secret but tick all the boxes when it comes to building a better society, says Rose Marley, CEO of Co-operatives UK. With infectious enthusiasm and a stack of examples, Rose shows how co-operatives are thriving in all sorts of sectors.

Rose has crucial advice too for new co-operatives about what to include in  your governing documents and tells us about the Ownership Hub, a partnership between the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) and Co-operatives UK. It has launched its first development hub, in the Sheffield City Region.

Timings and links:

• 0 - 3:17 introduction
• 3:17 interview with Kat Morley, Insight PR and Media
• 33:53 interview with Rose Marley
• 54:06 wrapping up

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