Daniel Flynn, Principal Psychology Manager, Cork Kerry Community Healthcare and Chair of the Psyched Steering Group provides a brief introduction to Psyched.

Nic Marks, spoke at the Psyched 2020 Webinar on how he came to create the Happy Planet Index, the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and the 5 Ways to Happiness at Work during his time at New Economics Foundation. In 2019 he set up FridayPulse a company specializing in applying the 5 ways to Happiness at Work in the workplace. As a statistician, a psychotherapist and a TED speaker Nic has a unique insight and many ideas really worth sharing.

The PSYCHED 2020 webinar, 5 Ways to a Happy Work Culture – Building Resilience – Challenging Stigma, was held on Wednesday Nov 25th 2020.

This is an extract of Nic Marks’ answers as part of the Q&A section.

Nic Marks, created the Happy Planet Index, the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and the 5 Ways to Happiness at Work during his time at New Economics Foundation. In 2019 he set up FridayPulse a company specializing in applying the 5 ways to Happiness at Work in the workplace. As a statistician, a psychotherapist and a TED speaker Nic has a unique insight and many ideas really worth sharing.

Dr Tony Bates spoke at the Psyched 2020 webinar. Tony is a Clinical Psychologist and was Head of Psychology for 30 years in St James’s Hospital Dublin. He founded Jigsaw, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, in 2006 where he worked until his retirement in 2018. Over the years Tony has been active in shaping and writing government policy on mental health and was made Honorary Professor of Psychology in UCD in 2018 as a tribute to his contribution to the field. Tony is also a trained mindfulness teacher and now lives on a cliff overlooking the sea in North Sligo where he looks after four hens, three cats, two rabbits and about 200 wild birds!

The PSYCHED 2020 webinar, 5 Ways to a Happy Work Culture – Building Resilience – Challenging Stigma, was held on Wednesday Nov 25th 2020.

This is an extract of Nic Marks’ answers as part of the Q&A section.