--- title: EP#58 - Mental health and wellbeing amidst covid-19 description: Tony Bradford is the co-founder and Managing Director of the Centre for Corporate Health, an organisation that specialises in helping workplaces of all shapes and sizes to better manage mental health image: https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/GovComms-Facebook-Banner-768x432-3.png --- Talk to us [![fb](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/facebook-brands.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/govcinstitute) [![li](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/linkedin-brands.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/govcomms-institute) [![tw](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/twitter-brands.svg)](https://twitter.com/govc_institute) [![in](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/instagram-brands.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/govcommsinstitute/) [![logo-white](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-white.png?width=197&height=40&name=logo-white.png "logo-white")](https://contentgroup-19617054.hs-sites.com/home-2) [![GCI Horizontal Logo](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GCI%20%20Horizontal%20Logo.png?width=197&name=GCI%20%20Horizontal%20Logo.png "GCI Horizontal Logo")](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/mental-health-and-wellbeing-amidst-covid-19) - [Podcast](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast) - [About us](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/about) - [Contact us](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/contact) [Back to blog](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast) # EP#58 - Mental health and wellbeing amidst covid-19 [ Tony Bradford](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/author/tony-bradford)  | Nov 11, 2021 9:08:58 PM [David Pembroke](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/david-pembroke), [COVID 19](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/covid-19), [Mental Health](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/mental-health), [Rachel Clements](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/rachel-clements), [Tony Bradford](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/tony-bradford) ![](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/GovComms-Facebook-Banner-768x432-3.png)   **Tony Bradford** is the co-founder and Managing Director of the Centre for Corporate Health, an organisation that specialises in helping workplaces of all shapes and sizes to better manage mental health, psychological safety and workplace stress. Originally a country boy from the Riverina, he ran away from home and joined the Navy at the age of 17 and started his career as a navigation officer driving ships and patrol boats. Fascinated by what happens in workplaces and the dysfunction and stress that often results, he developed his passion for understanding and transforming workplace cultures especially through building leadership capability. Following his service in the Navy and a short stint with EY’s change management consultancy division in the late 90’s, Tony has spent the past 20 years consulting to organisations of all shapes and sizes and industries, including Government. **Rachel Clements** is the co-founder and Director of Psychological Services and Principal Organisational Psychologist at the Centre for Corporate Health For over 25 years Rachel has focused on building individual and organisational resilience, and minimising risk of workplace mental health.  She has worked across a range of industries and has carved a niche especially in professional services organisations such as law firms, banking, finance as well as government (at all levels). Rachel is often the go-to subject matter expert when it comes to workplace mental health and is a regular keynote presenter at national and international conferences. Rachel is frequently consulted by media organisations from around the world and is regular contributor to the Huffington Post Discussed in this episode: - Characteristics of a mental health conscious organisation - The biggest predictor of workplace wellbeing - The impacts of isolation - Preparing for the ‘new normal’ - Why Australia leads the way in workplace wellbeing - Why ‘givers’ do better than ‘takers’ during a crisis - Tony and Rachel’s advice for staying mentally well --- ###### About the Author Tony Bradford ### On the same subject ### [EP#70 - Creating a long-term relationship with covid-19](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/creating-a-long-term-relationship-with-covid-19) [Garrett Tyler Parker](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/author/garrett-tyler-parker) [Government Communication](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/government-communication), [David Pembroke](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/david-pembroke), [COVID 19](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/covid-19), [Garrett Tyler Parker](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/garrett-tyler-parker) ### [EP#154: Part 1 - Building Relationships, Government Spokespersons and Pandemic Response](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/ep154-part-1-building-relationships-government-spokespersons-and-pandemic-response) [GovComms Institute Team](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/author/govcomms-institute-team) ### [EP #80: The path to efficacy: record keeping](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/the-path-to-efficacy-record-keeping) [Jen Snyder](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/author/jen-snyder) [David Pembroke](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/david-pembroke), [COVID 19](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/covid-19), [Change management](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/change-management), [Jen Snyder](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/jen-snyder) [![GCI Horizontal Logo](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GCI%20%20Horizontal%20Logo.png?width=200&height=41&name=GCI%20%20Horizontal%20Logo.png "GCI Horizontal Logo")](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/) A global platform for government communicators. - SITE MAP - [Home](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com) - [About us](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/about) - [Contact us](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/contact) - LEGALS - [Privacy Policy](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/pirivacy-policy) - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/terms-and-conditions) - CONTACT US - [+61 2 6273 0232](tel:+61%202%206273%200232) - [govcomms.institute@contentgroup.com.au](mailto:govcomms.institute@contentgroup.com.au) - [Level 3, 2 Mort Street, Canberra, ACT 2601 GPO Box 2381, Canberra, ACT 2601](https://goo.gl/maps/4iAFuvdJ1KbTe28CA) - Copyright © 2020 contentgroup Theme designed by [Markentive](https://www.markentive.com/)