Big Feels At Work: a podcast for mental health workers
Big Feels Club
33 episodes
7 months ago
Today’s ep: part two of my conversation with the awesome Erandathie Jayakody.
When Erandathie first took a job at one of Australia’s biggest mental health not-for-profits, she never would have guessed that a decade later she’d be on the board of directors. Back then, she was just trying to survive the working week. Check out part one for that story.
Here in part two, we cover more of the nuts and bolts of how decisions get made at the highest levels in big mental health organisations, as well as how Erandathie balances all this high-powered work with the need to still look after her energy and mental health.
Topics covered:
What does a board member even do?
How do you avoid getting boxed in as ‘the lived experience person’ on a board?
What's the difference between being a Lived Experience Worker and being someone who works in mental health and just happens to have lived experience?
How do you do demanding work while also managing your own energy and mental health?
Host: Graham Panther.
Guest: Erandathie Jayakody.
What is this thing? More info here: www.bigfeelsatwork.com
Who made this thing? www.bigfeels.club
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Today’s ep: part two of my conversation with the awesome Erandathie Jayakody.
When Erandathie first took a job at one of Australia’s biggest mental health not-for-profits, she never would have guessed that a decade later she’d be on the board of directors. Back then, she was just trying to survive the working week. Check out part one for that story.
Here in part two, we cover more of the nuts and bolts of how decisions get made at the highest levels in big mental health organisations, as well as how Erandathie balances all this high-powered work with the need to still look after her energy and mental health.
Topics covered:
What does a board member even do?
How do you avoid getting boxed in as ‘the lived experience person’ on a board?
What's the difference between being a Lived Experience Worker and being someone who works in mental health and just happens to have lived experience?
How do you do demanding work while also managing your own energy and mental health?
Host: Graham Panther.
Guest: Erandathie Jayakody.
What is this thing? More info here: www.bigfeelsatwork.com
Who made this thing? www.bigfeels.club
From Hiding To Thriving (with Erandathie Jayakody)
Big Feels At Work: a podcast for mental health workers
28 minutes 12 seconds
1 year ago
From Hiding To Thriving (with Erandathie Jayakody)
Erandathie Jayakody's story begins with two mental health breakdowns that derailed her law career, leaving her wondering: am I just not cut out for this whole ‘high-powered career’ thing?
A chance encounter led to her first job in mental health, as a junior lived experience worker. Back then she was just trying to make it through each working week.
But fast forward over a decade, and Erandathie has accomplished remarkable things in the mental health field. Most notably, she's now a board member at Mind Australia - the very organisation where she started as a junior employee.
She didn’t do all this by suddenly becoming a completely different person who didn’t struggle with big feelings. She did it by finding a tribe. Colleagues who she could be honest with. Who could see her potential, even if she didn't yet.
Topics covered:
-- Trying to be a lawyer when you can barely leave the house
-- Shame and secrecy around your mental health
-- Peer support: the shock of finding others like you
-- Realising her lived experience was viewed as an asset in the mental health sector
-- Going from junior employee to board member in just 12 years
Host: Graham Panther.
Guest: Erandathie Jayakody.
What is this thing? More info here: www.bigfeelsatwork.com
Who made this thing? www.bigfeels.club
Big Feels At Work: a podcast for mental health workers
Today’s ep: part two of my conversation with the awesome Erandathie Jayakody.
When Erandathie first took a job at one of Australia’s biggest mental health not-for-profits, she never would have guessed that a decade later she’d be on the board of directors. Back then, she was just trying to survive the working week. Check out part one for that story.
Here in part two, we cover more of the nuts and bolts of how decisions get made at the highest levels in big mental health organisations, as well as how Erandathie balances all this high-powered work with the need to still look after her energy and mental health.
Topics covered:
What does a board member even do?
How do you avoid getting boxed in as ‘the lived experience person’ on a board?
What's the difference between being a Lived Experience Worker and being someone who works in mental health and just happens to have lived experience?
How do you do demanding work while also managing your own energy and mental health?
Host: Graham Panther.
Guest: Erandathie Jayakody.
What is this thing? More info here: www.bigfeelsatwork.com
Who made this thing? www.bigfeels.club
