Never Not Creative

Our 4th wave of "Mentally-Healthy" research is in market now. You can take the survey and participate using the link below. Each time we've conducted the research it's led to and informed initiatives that have helped to improve understanding of mental wellbeing in the creative, media and marketing industries. It led to our anonymous 'Asking For A Friend' online events with a psychologist and an industry leader, our mental health support groups, Circles, and the creation of the Mentally-Healthy Minimum Standards. Participating and having your say, really can help to create change. Please take 20 mins out of your day to take the survey and / or share today. https://lnkd.in/graXeRpm

We’re thrilled to share the latest insights from the Mentally Healthy 2024 survey! Join us for The Big Chat series - Mentally Healthy, hosted by @UnLtd.. We invite you to delve into the survey findings over a light lunch, a free in-person event supported by us and @Mentally-Healthy and sponsored @meta. TUE 13th Aug 2024 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm AEST 📍 Meta Lv1 41, Tower 2, 200 Barangaroo Ave., Sydney Topics include: * The impact of hybrid working * Psychosocial safety * Recent legislation * Initiatives making a real difference Find out more and RSVP for the event: https://lnkd.in/dJRPdREi See you there 😀

Our next Asking For A Friend is happening tomorrow! Join us to hear those unaskable questions answered by Tash Menon-Verheul, Founder & CEO of global creative company, Mash and organisational psychologist, Ben Searle . Online tomorrow, Thursday 1st of August at 12:30PM AEST. 🔗 Register for the free online session if you haven't at https://lnkd.in/dGi5eAFD  and 🔗 Pre-submit your anonymous questions here: https://lnkd.in/gQCi7HWh See you there 👋🏼

📣 Speaker announcement for our next Asking For A Friend on Thursday, 1st August at 12:30PM AEST 📣 We'll be joined by guest speakers: Tash Menon-Verheul, Founder and CEO of Mash and Organisational Psychologist, Ben Searle. Each month at Asking For A Friend, we invite an industry leader and mental health expert to answer your burning questions – anything about career and mental wellbeing, in a safe and non-judgemental space. All questions are anonymous. 🔗 Register for free online session: https://lnkd.in/dGi5eAFD 🔗 Pre-submit your anonymous questions here: https://lnkd.in/gQCi7HWh ✨A little bit more about our guest speakers: Tash Menon is the Founder of global creative company, Mash. Founded in 2018, Mash’s foundational belief is that there’s a more creative way to do creative services. Having flipped the traditional agency model on its head — by curating bespoke in-house agency teams — Mash has cultivated a community of creatives working across 31 countries, with global brands such as Netflix, Breitling, Accor Hotels and some of Asia Pacific’s fastest growing scale-up businesses. Tash’s direct and transparent approach has led her to now build a global business that has been recognised in almost every industry and business publication in Australia. Dubbed the ‘Mighty Mouse’ of the advertising industry by Forbes USA and proudly named one of Campaign Asia’s ‘40 under 40' and Women to Watch’, it’s safe to say Mash's impact on the industry has spread far and wide, changing the way brands and creatives view their work for the unforeseeable future — and for the better. Ben is an organisational psychologist with over 20 years of research and practice expertise in the measurement and management of employee wellbeing. His research on burnout, stress, creativity, and teamwork has been published in dozens of articles in leading academic journals, and presented at national and international conferences. Ben provides consulting services and delivers professional workshops on employee wellbeing, psychosocial risk management, safety culture, and development of workplace assessment tools. He also has a podcast series, Mind On The Job, in which he interviews researchers and practitioners about the ways they use psychology to solve workplace problems. He is currently writing a book about burnout. See you there 👋🏼

We are looking forward to answering the burning questions with Christopher Doyle, Founder and Creative Director at Christopher Doyle & Co. on our July Asking For A Friend. Join us tomorrow, Thursday the 4th of July at 12:30PM AEST. 🔗 Register for the free online session if you haven't at https://lnkd.in/dGi5eAFD  and 🔗 Pre-submit your anonymous questions here: https://lnkd.in/gQCi7HWh See you tomorrow 👋🏼 😀

Join us for our next Asking For A Friend on Thursday, 4th July at 12:30PM AEST with guest panelists: Christopher Doyle, Founder and Creative Director at Christopher Doyle & Co., and registered Psychotherapist, Katie Feder. Each month at Asking For A Friend, we invite an industry leader and mental health expert to answer your burning questions – anything about career and mental wellbeing, in a safe and non-judgemental space. All questions are anonymous. 🔗 Register for free online session: https://lnkd.in/dGi5eAFD  🔗 Pre-submit your anonymous questions here: https://lnkd.in/gQCi7HWh ✨A little bit more about our guest speakers:  Christopher Doyle is an internationally recognised designer with over 20 years of experience. He has worked at top Australian brand and design agencies, winning numerous local and international awards. His work has been featured in Desktop Magazine, Creative Review, and Grafik Magazine, and used globally as educational material. In 2009, Doyle was named one of Indesign’s Top Ten Faces and Forces of Design. His work was included in the 2011 exhibition Graphic Design: Now in Production, co-organised by the Walker Art Center and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. He has spoken at events such as Brand New (NYC), Creative Mornings (Sydney), and Semi Permanent (Sydney), and has lectured at various Australian colleges and universities. Doyle has contributed to publications like Desktop Magazine and Design Assembly and has judged for D&AD, AGDA, and AWARD. Fun fact: he once sold a piece of Nutri-Grain that looked like E.T. on eBay for a thousand dollars. Katie is a registered Psychotherapist who regularly works with the Never Not Creative community. Katie has direct experience in the creative, media and marketing industry and brings with her great practical, theoretical and relational advice. Katie is passionate about emotional health and fostering wellbeing, she works from the new sciences of the heart, brain and biology to help her clients to come into closer connection with their mind and body. Katie’s had a multicultural life and called many places home but for the past nine years that has been here in Australia alongside her two beautiful children. See you there 👋🏼

Never Not Creative is back with another Asking for a Friend Event, featuring our Group Managing Director Renee Hyde who will be joined Clinical Psychologist Dr Aileen Alegado. Join them on Thursday 6 June at 12:30PM AEST, where you can ask anything about career and mental wellbeing, in a safe and non-judgemental space. All questions are anonymous. Registration is free: https://lnkd.in/dGi5eAFD And you can submit your questions here: https://lnkd.in/eEvkuhK

We're excited to announce the guest panelists for our upcoming Asking for a Friend Event! Join us on Thursday, 6th June at 12:30PM AEST. to ask an industry leader and mental health expert, anything about career and mental wellbeing, in a safe and non-judgemental space. All questions are anonymous. This month we're delighted to welcome Renee Hyde, Group Managing Director at Howatson+Company, and Clinical Psychologist, Dr Aileen Alegado. Registration is free: https://lnkd.in/ggd6qkJ3 And you can submit your questions here: https://lnkd.in/eEvkuhK Renée leads client and agency operations at Howatson+Company, handling major clients like Allianz, Samsung, and Microsoft. She has extensive experience in consulting, media, customer experience, and communications, and has worked at top agencies in Australia and New York. Renée is a mentor, a qualified Mental Health First Aider, and has been recognised by Campaign Asia and B&T for her contributions to the industry. As a mother of two, she passionately advocates for diversity. Dr Aileen Alegado is a clinical psychologist and Director of Mindset Consulting in Sydney. With over 15 years of experience, she specialises in therapy for corporate professionals and executives. Aileen has worked in Employee Assistance Programmes, executive coaching, and is an In-Country Expert for UNMIND. She also founded Envision Wellness Retreats, promoting mental health through holistic, immersive experiences. Aileen is an experienced speaker and has been featured in the Beauty Bible as one of 2023's inspiring women. See you there! #askingforafriend #mentalhealth #mentalwellbeing #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #promotion #parenting #internships #students #creative #design #designcommunity #creativecommunity #designer #organisationalculture #organisationaldevelopment

Join us tomorrow for this month's Asking for a Friend. Thursday the 2nd of May at 12:30PM AEST. 👉🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dGi5eAFD 🙋♀️ 🙋♂️ Submit your anonymous question here: https://lnkd.in/gQCi7HWh 💬 For those who's unfamiliar of our work, Asking for A Friend is a safe place where our fellow creatives can ask the unaskable. Each month, we bring together a industry leader and a mental health professional to give non-judgemental responses in a safe, anonymous environment. Check out the past questions: https://lnkd.in/eEvkuhK ✨ This month we’ll be joined by Tarra van Amerongen, Head of Design on the UI Modernisation Program at Atlassian and Tara Hurster, Psychologist and Founder of The TARA Clinic. Tarra van Amerongen is a design leader with a deep understanding of user needs and design culture, and extensive experience in business and education. She is currently the Head of Design on the UI Modernisation Program at Atlassian and has worked previously in house, in consulting and in agency. She also teaches strategic design to MBA students at UTS, is a board advisor for the Australian Publishers Association and Flow of Work Co and is a Mental Health First Aider. Many busy and successful people struggle with the overuse of drugs, alcohol, and other unhelpful behaviours. The TARA Clinic, where TARA is an acronym for Therapeutic Addiction Recovery Assistance, is the modern solution to addiction, and helps people just like you to regain control over substance use and addiction while leaving the guilt and shame behind. Tara Hurster is a psychologist and the founder of The TARA Clinic. She understands that people are looking for practical solutions to help them find the freedom they truly crave. As such, she has been the driving force to curate On-Demand Courses and Interactive Programs for people around Australia to have access to practical addiction treatment without needing to interrupt their lives. See you there 👋🏼

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