Donna - Healing Power of Work - Grit & Grace Conference 2021

Join Donna Hardaker as she shares her story and the Healing Power of Work. Work is fundamental to who we are as human beings. We identify by our work, and it gives us routine, activity, a sense of contribution and social connection. It also can be a significant hazard to our mental health when we are exposed to stressful working conditions. The pandemic has shone a bright light on the benefits and risks of working, giving us an opportunity to question the systems and structures around us at work. Donna will describe her experience of navigating mental health challenges while being at work, off work and returning to work, and how she came to develop a methodology of considering human needs at work as a way of understanding ourselves and each other better.