This Work Sits Between Performance and Mental Health
Most organisations separate performance and mental health. In reality, they are the same system.
I spent over 15 years working in corporate environments while managing Bipolar II Disorder. That experience exposed something most organisations miss: performance, mental health and brain function are not separate, they are the same system.
That insight now underpins the work I deliver to organisations.
Why This Work Is Different
Most corporate training is delivered from theory. This work is built from lived experience, neuroscience research, and real corporate environments. That combination is what makes it land.
This work:
- Explains performance problems clearly
- Connects mental health to output
- Gives managers practical tools
- Avoids generic wellbeing approaches
Credentials
Speaking & Research:
- Speaker: Neuroscience Ireland Conference 2025 (Queen's University Belfast) — only Lived Experience Speaker alongside academics from Oxford, Edinburgh, Trinity, Utrecht, and Rochester
- Invited Speaker: International Bipolar Foundation webinar
- Research Contributor: University of Edinburgh (AMBIENT-BD study, Professor Daniel Smith)
- Guest Lecturer: ATU & National College of Ireland
Professional
- CPD Certified Corporate Training Programme
- Author: High Life Low Life (4.7 stars, stocked in 121 libraries across 22 counties, course material at NCI)
- Commissioner for Oaths
If This Is Relevant to Your Organisation
The next step is a short conversation to understand your environment and whether this work is a fit.