LionHeart Talks

3.2 LionHeart Talks... Neurodiversity in the Workplace

What are some of the biggest barriers to better inclusion at work?

In this episode, LionHeart host Jo Grant is joined by Vanessa Curtis, senior director at CBRE, RICS Governing Council member, and founder and chair of AbilityRE, a non-profit organisation that promotes awareness of disability and neurodiversity within the property industry.

Vanessa’s journey began with her personal experiences of trying to get diagnoses and support for her own neurodivergent children – which would actually later lead to the ‘lightbulb moment’ that caused her to explore her own diagnosis of ADHD as an adult.

We talk about:

• Some of the challenges faced by neurodivergent people in the workplace…
• … and the strengths and differences they may bring to your teams
• Attitudes and experiences around neurodivergence in surveying
• What’s behind a rise in the numbers of adult females with ADHD and autism
• Things that can be put in place to help (spoiler: it doesn’t have to mean expensive or complicated!)

Useful links:

Check out LionHeart’s Neurodiversity page for some useful resources and to find out more about how we can help

Watch this recorded panel discussion, Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workplace, in which some of the LionHeart ambassador team talk about their diagnoses of ADHD and autism, and the effect on their surveying careers

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3.3 LionHeart Talks... Health problems that change your life

“My body was telling me something was wrong – I just wasn’t listening to it.”

Sudden, serious health events that happen seemingly out of the blue can change everything, mentally and physically. Our host Jo Grant is joined by LionHeart ambassador Amol Bhatnagar MRICS as we talk health problems that change your life – something around 1 in 10 of the cases we support each year have in common – and how you can learn to accept and embrace that not everyone is given a second chance.

We talk about:

• Amol’s chest pain that he thought might be down to rich Christmas and New Year food – but led to him being whisked to hospital for surgery
• The tell-tale warning signs he’d overlooked, including the stress he’d been under working for his own limited company
• Recovering, emotionally and physically
• Life changes Amol has made, and his advice for others in a similar situation

Useful links:

Watch this recorded Men’s Health Month panel discussion, in which Amol and other LionHeart ambassadors talk about men’s health and wellbeing, from the physical to the mental

How LionHeart can support through ill-health

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3.4 LionHeart Talks... Youth counselling

The feelings of helplessness when you realise your child is struggling with their mental health are like no other. The worry can be all-consuming, especially if you’re not quite sure when and where to get professional support, and can impact the whole family.

LionHeart host Melissa Gough Rundle is joined by Carmel Mullan-Hartley and Colette Hartley from our youth counselling partner, Open Door.

We talk about:

• Some of the common themes and issues experienced by the young people we support
• The lingering effects of the Covid pandemic on our young people’s mental health
• The role of the family (from parents to siblings) while their young person is having therapy
• What to expect from youth counselling
• The holistic support we can give parents throughout 

Useful links:

Find out more about LionHeart’s youth counselling service

Watch this series of short explainer videos on common children’s mental health issues, filmed with Open Door

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3.5 LionHeart Talks...Letting go of your inner critic

Having your own inner critic is bizarrely not always a bad thing. What was once hard-wired into our brains as a survival mechanism can actually help us to succeed and improve – but only if we use it well.

Our host Melissa Gough Rundle is joined by one of the LionHeart trainers, Isabelle Fielding, who is a coaching psychologist and consultant specialising in working with people and organisations on behaviour change, for this episode on letting go of your inner critic. We talk about:

•  How self criticism shows up – aka the “vulnerability hangover”
•  Why we often judge ourselves more harshly that we would anyone else
•  How, left unchecked, your inner critic can destroy your confidence and stop you from doing things you really want to
•  Techniques you can use to quell your inner critic (without getting rid of it altogether)
•  When to consider professional help

 

Useful Links

You might also be interested in our Beyond Imposter Syndrome webinar recording

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As recommended by Isabelle, find more resources on self-compassion on Kristin Neff’s website