Public Speaking and Education
Topics Mark Speaks on…
Mark is a much in-demand speaker at conferences, professional development events and educational and government establishments.
He takes the ‘heartsink’ out of talking about mental health and uses his own lived experience to engage, entertain and educate.
He doesn’t dumb down, but neither does he use technical clinical speak unless it’s appropriate.
He’s been involved in several campaigns with Allianz to promote mentally healthy workspaces.
Difficult conversations and how to have them
Whether it’s at work or at home, we all know the feeling of dread when we have to tackle a subject with someone who’s going to find it confronting. But there are tips and techniques from the psychiatric world you can use to make sure those conversations have a better outcome for both sides. Mark consults on this for major corporates as part of their employee development programs.
Anxiety
Mark’s a neurotic shrink who has lived with it all his life. When he disclosed, colleagues told him he should never discuss his own mental health. But through his own lived experience, Mark brings practical advice and stories that resonate with all of us.
Good mental health in the workplace
The numbers of Australian workers on sick leave with mental health issues is rising. Mark describes how to create mentally healthy workplaces and help employees and their managers to flourish. Doing the work now may save a staffing crisis later.
He’s worked with Allianz on innovative ways of managing mentally healthy workplaces.
LGBTQIA mental health issues
Mark is gay. He didn’t come out until his mid 20s – when he was growing up in South Africa homosexuality was illegal. His community face prejudice and as a result have higher incidence of anxiety and depression. By combining his personal experience with his clinical knowledge, Mark connects with those marginalised by society.
Professional Burn Out and how to avoid it
It’s more than two years since the pandemic began and many of us are exhausted - perhaps not depressed, but ‘languishing’. Mark would count himself amongst those. But he’s done the work on himself and now has a plan that will restore your energy and help you refund your energy.
Other Services
Workplace Education
Mark works with major corporates, educational establishments and government agencies to ensure they have the right processes and procedures in place to ensure a mentally healthy workplace.
He can review and audit workplace wellness assets
He assesses Mental Health Risk in the workplace and then demonstrates how to minimise it.
He runs regular webinars on request.
Mark regularly carries out medico legal assessments