Psych Health and Safety Podcast

Jan 27 2025 246 ep. 57 mins 47
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The goal of the psych health and safety podcast is to rapidly advance the practice of psychological health and safety in companies worldwide. Featuring a guest each episode from the fields of health and safety, psychology and academia who are leading the way in their corner of the globe. Hosts: Jason van Schie, Joelle Mitchell, Hayley Farrell & Peter Kelly

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The Past, Present and Future of Burnout - Live Podacast Recording with Christina Maslach

Jan 27 2025 79 mins  
In this special live recording episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast from PHSCON 2024, Australian co-hosts Jason van Schie and Joelle Mitchell chat with Professor Christina Maslach about her foundational research on burnout. They talk about the initial inspiration for why Christina chose to focus her research on the topic and how the understanding of burnout has evolved

Thinking About the Big Picture with Nancy Hey

Jan 20 2025 42 mins  
In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Nancy Hey, Director of Evidence & Insight at Lloyd's Register Foundation. Nancy shares her broad strategic perspective on workplace wellbeing and psychosocial safety within the wider context of social determinants of health. She speaks to the significant role of leaders and in particular middle managers, and emphasises the importan

The Burnout Challenge – Live Podcast Recording with Michael Leiter

Jan 13 2025 53 mins  
In this special live recording episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast from PHSCON 2024, Australian co-hosts Jason van Schie and Joelle Mitchell chat with Dr Michael Leiter about his book ‘The Burnout Challenge’. In the fun and revealing conversation, they discuss the importance of the design of work as the fundamental way to prevent burnout. Michael also provides sugge

CHRISTMAS REPLAY: Episode #207 - with Dr John Fitzgerald

Jan 06 2025 79 mins  
THIS IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE #207 The Psych Health and Safety Podcast will be returning 14th January 2025! In this episode Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr John Fitzgerald, Mentally Healthy Work Lead at WorkSafe New Zealand. We explore a research report recently published by WorkSafe examining the role of work factors in suicide. John details the research purpose, me

CHRISTMAS REPLAY: Episode #213 - with Dr Benjamin Ostrowski

Dec 30 2024 70 mins  
THIS IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE 213 The Psych Health and Safety Podcast will be returning 14th January 2025! In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Benjamin Ostrowski, Senior Behavioural Researcher at Atlassian. Ben shares insights and findings from his ongoing internal research with Atlassian's Team Anywhere, exploring a range of outcomes in distributed wor

CHRISTMAS REPLAY: Episode #85 - with Sandra Moll

Dec 23 2024 54 mins  
THIS IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE #85 FROM THE PSYCH HEALTH AND SAFETY PODCAST CANADA The Psych Health and Safety Podcast will be returning 14th January 2025! In this episode Ian speaks with Dr. Sandra Moll and they discuss why and how the peer support apps PeerOnCall (https://www.oncallapp.ca/) and Beyond Silence (https://www.beyondsilence.ca/) can provide game-changing early interven

Christmas Replay: Episode #192 - with Dr Cynthia Mathieu

Dec 16 2024 58 mins  
THIS IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE #192 The Psych Health and Safety Podcast will be returning 14th January 2025! In this episode Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr. Cynthia Mathieu, Author and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. We chat about her book, Dark Personalities in the Workplace, and her ongoing research into dark pers

Expert Series: 2024 Wrapped

Dec 09 2024 48 mins  
In this episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast, Australian co-hosts Jason van Schie and Joelle Mitchell discuss highlights from 2024 in a ‘Spotify Wrapped’ inspired episode. Top 5 highlights from the year include the inaugural PHSCON conference (and a lookahead to the 2025 edition), new colleagues at FlourishDx, turning customer problems into new software features,

Nudging for Mental Health with Elizabeth Bachrad

Dec 02 2024 36 mins  
In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Elizabeth Bachrad, Population Health Strategist. Elizabeth discusses the application of nudge theory to mental health, and reflects on the quality of data about the conditions that enable good health and how to leverage them.

Casual Employment & Mental Health in Academia - with Lauren Cox

Nov 25 2024 31 mins  
In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Lauren Cox, PhD Candidate, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Lecturer at the University of Queensland. Lauren shares early insights from her ongoing research into the mental health of casual employees in academia. If you are employed in academia on a casual basis and are interested in participating in this resea