World Mental Health Day 2023

On World Mental Health Day, we reflect on the ways that we enable our team to look after their own mental health.

As part of our Mental Health Matters Programme, Client Legal Director and Mental Health Champion, Robert Dunk, regularly gives us presentations on different ways to support mental wellbeing.

At our more recent Quarterly Meeting, he gave us a presentation which derives from the other arm of his professional work – that of an Executive Coach. Robert talked to us about The Wheel of Life, a coaching tool that enables you to prioritise different aspects of your life.

He says, “I feel that this tool is great at articulating in writing the core areas of your life and helping you look at a ‘life-balance’ rather than simply a work-life balance.”

We loved this idea as it reinforced the concept to us that work at TLD is just one spoke of our wheel of life. Robert is the embodiment of this idea, working as a Coach and a TLD lawyer, and leading a life that prioritises friendship, exercise and art as well as work.

We recognise that mental health management is more than just talking about the various mental health challenges. There is so much out there – and the guidance, tools and resources that Rob shares with us help us to help ourselves.