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not compliant enough#020 - Learnt helplessness - is convenience the art of not thinking?Have we become a society where learnt helplessness is prolific?
Where we'd rather be told what to do and how to think rather than take any type of responsibility.
This episode explores some current observations and state of play as we're starting 2024. How little by little the additional tasks are adding up to create systems and structures that are leaving people despondent, burnt out and tired. Even though the year has just started exposure of structures, systems and the rocky foundations they sit on are being shown all around. 2024-01-1143 minnot compliant enough#019 - Why your organisation is a bit f*cked upToday we delve into the latest exclusive by Rick Morton for The Saturday Paper which uncovers the inner workings of the Mental Health Commission.
Read the full article here.
We cover how having the hard conversation is the answer to so many of the internal organisational issues.
How listening is important and making changes that matter.
We cover dysfunctional organisations and how they are more concerned with their own reputation rather than meaningfully caring for their staff or customers...2023-04-1520 min
Navigating Baby Loss37: Thriving in the Workplace After Loss with Karista Marcinek, Culture CreatorSend Jen a Text MessageKarista Marcinek is a Sydney-based creative consultant, culture curator, and change maker. After suffering a miscarriage at 18 weeks gestation during Covid where she realized she was pregnant as she was miscarrying, she returned to work in an environment that was insensitive to what she had experienced. and realized there were too many people suffering in silence after experiencing a traumatic life event, so it ignited a passion in her to become an advocate for creating better cultures in the workplace. She shares with us her story of losing the baby s...2023-03-0942 minnot compliant enough#018 - Karina Kalilah: Leader in Rebirthing Breathwork, Embodiment and Sound Medicine; Embodied Breath Academy Founder [insights and musings]In this episode we speak with Karina Kalilah, a leader in Rebirthing Breathwork, Embodiment and Sound Medicine. A former high school teacher who after experiencing burnout, found healing through sound and breathwork. Her journey has seen her create the Embodied Breath Academy where she teaches and certifies people to be rebirthing breathwork practitioners.
We spoke about the healing of breathwork, how breath can help to reduce stress and be a catalyst to help people find what they truly love. Karina shares her personal journey to how she came across the healing modalities she now t...2023-03-071h 03not compliant enough#017 - The real and raw truth - an insight into my personal journeyGetting real personal here. Sharing part of my journey, the big experiences that I've gone through and why my mission is to make workplaces better.
Please be warned, we touch on miscarriage, depression and suicide topics in this episode.
This is just sharing part of what has been a catalyst to speak out about what's really going on in workplaces, the lack of meaningful support is palpable when you go through some big life experiences.
I cover chronic fatigue, my experience being diagnosed with CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), burnout and the contrast of...2023-02-2751 minnot compliant enough#016 - How fear is f*cking us overIn this episode we delve into how fear is ruling our institutions and our society. "let them hate so long as they fear"
We go into the kyrarchial systems as outlined in Bri Lee's book, Who Gets to be Smart. The examples of cognitive dissonance of leaders, the ridiculous dealings with Optus that seem to never end and the overarching world of education and what's behind the mechanism of it all.
In contrast we explore how Ted Lasso is a prime example of a very different type of leadership style that the world needs to s...2023-02-2531 minnot compliant enough#015 - Silvia Freeman: NLP, EFT and Breathwork Practitioner [insights and musings]Today we spoke with the lovely Silvia Freeman, who is a Corporate Well-being Facilitator based in the UK. She is a qualified NLP Master Practitioner, EFT Practitioner and Breathwork Facilitator.
Since 2017, her mission has been to support businesses with NLP tools/techniques and different holistic modalities. She loves teaching and facilitating sessions, where staff learn different ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, expressing their emotions and learning how to become emotionally fit and healthy.
SIlvia shares her story on how she transitioned from the corporate world to what she does now.
You ca...2023-02-201h 02not compliant enough#014 - Sarah Baiada: Rosa Temple Founder [Insights and Musings]Today we spoke with a gorgeous friend and mentor of mine, Sarah Baiada who has 20 years of experience as a wellness industry practitioner assisting clients with big transitions in their lives. She runs events and courses such as Spring Clean and Illuminate to assist peoples focus back into natural lore and presence
Founder of Rosa Temple - a holistic frequency product line
Sarah has a new body of work called Rosa Mystica focusing on unweaving colonization from feminine stories.
We spoke about feminine stories, how people can get back into their bodies and c...2023-02-131h 28not compliant enough#013 - Woman can be cruel b*tchesThis episode is about how awful woman can be to each other, I explore how in my experiences while men's sexual innuendos can be not so nice - I've found the way women treat other women can be even more damaging and incredibly disappointing from those who you think would be supportive.
My new found hero, Cindy Gallop is referenced multiple times in this episode - sorry, not sorry! She's incredible - go follow her musings on LinkedIn, like the International Woman's Day one here - she calls it how she sees it.
The Black T...2023-02-1041 minnot compliant enough#012 - Ryan Butta: out of office [insights and musings]In this episode we chat with Ryan Butta, author, writer and editor of Out of Office. A newsletter that charts his course of quitting office life to pursue a writing career.
We discuss his experience of starting his newsletter about leaving the office. A post Australian Government job life and what that looks like along with some interesting experiences he's had back in the public service office days. We also explore what success looks like and being the master of your own time.
This episode does have a trusty internet drop out in the first co...2023-02-0250 minnot compliant enough#011 - Ways to show appreciation at workWelcome to 2023!
In this episode, we're looking at showing appreciation in the workplace.
There's details on how to meaningfully appreciate people in the workplace. Ideas on how to show appreciation and also reflecting on how you best feel appreciated and respected - what does that look like for you?
The book mentioned is called The 5 languages of appreciation in the workplace by Gary Chapman and Paul White.
Do you have your own story to share? Reach out and let me know! Would love to connect with you.
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Than...2023-01-0632 minnot compliant enough#010 - Workplace bullying and the real tea on quiet quittingIt's episode 10! We made it to a decade so far...so today we're spilling the tea on some real life bullying experiences.
Today's episode covers #quietquitting, acting your wage and workplace cultures.
There's details on how your mental health suffers in a toxic workplace culture. Where each and every day is a struggle. The insidious ways bullying takes place which on the surface is like the death of a thousand cuts and how quit quitting helps people to merely survive the environment every day.
Also get a bit spicy on the real things th...2022-12-1934 minnot compliant enough#009 - Is loyalty f*cked? An Optus experienceIn this episode we explore the theme of loyalty. Is loyalty dead? Do companies really care about loyalty anymore? In my most recent experiences with Optus, I've found that loyalty means nothing. This theme of loyalty is expanded into workplaces - does it even exist anymore?
We cover customer experiences of dealing with telco companies and how relationships and nurturing loyalty kind of matters, particularly in this current climate.
Please do reach out and let us know what crazy tales a telco has told you just to get you off the phone - I'd be ve...2022-12-1120 minnot compliant enough#008 - Workloads and Mental HealthMusings on the real talk of mental health in the workplace, not just the lip service.
Check out the article referring to Black Dog Institute chats can be found here.
This episode covers workplace culture issues, bullsh*t surveys, cultures of silence, lip service and the mental health affects.
How mental health chats need to be in context for meaningful change.
Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you can connect with me directly on instagram @notcompliantenough or over on twitter @notcomplianten and if you...2022-11-2611 minnot compliant enough#007 - Honeydicking of workplace culturesTalking about observations on the recent layoffs at Twitter and Stripe - the correlation to what organisations say and how they act in these situations.
Business Insider article on the layoffs comparing both companies and the way that they went about announcing layoffs to staff.
This episodes ramblings covers the future of work, The Future of Work 2022 'the reality of remote' session; treating staff like humans with respect, appreciation and actually having conversations with people.
Stop the Honeydicking on Medium
Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you...2022-11-0722 minnot compliant enough#006 - Workplace abuse, coercive control and posturing of supportWorkplaces can be just as abusive as relationships. Coercive control, cruelty and backstabbing are common place in so many workplaces.
This episode questions the types of environments you experience and how it impacts your emotional, mental and physical wellbeing.
Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you can connect with me directly on instagram @notcompliantenough or over on twitter @notcomplianten
You can buy us a coffee to support our content here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/karista2022-08-2420 minnot compliant enough#005 - Workloads and "doing your time"So many organisations expect you to "do the time" before you can progress, but what are they offering you really?
This episode explores workloads, knowing your rights and questioning the unspoken 'rules' of current workplaces. Some questions for you to explore and question the status quo, particularly for those entering the workforce for the first time.
Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you can connect with me directly on instagram @notcompliantenough or over on twitter @notcomplianten
You can buy us a coffee to support our co...2022-08-1420 minnot compliant enough#004 - Self-care and demanding jobsWhen your job is sucking the life and soul out of you, it's hard to find the energy to nurture yourself. In this episode we explore ways to start taking back your time and the importance of massage.
Big shout out to the wonderful teams at Mesa Body in Freshwater on Sydney's Northern Beaches and Infinity Chiropractic in Balmain East in Sydney - highly recommend checking these incredible businesses out for some nourishing self care.
Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you can connect with me directly on...2022-08-0725 minnot compliant enough#003 - Bullsh*t jobsTalking about David Graeber's book Bullshit Jobs, the rise of pointless work and what we can do about it....a suggested read from Amie McNee and James Winestock from Unpublished podcast.
Looking into how pointless work is proliferating. Constant connection and the lack of understanding on how to rest.
Exploring Celeste Headlee's book Do Nothing and how we need to schedule more leisure and get in tune with the season's of nature.
Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you can connect with me directly on ins...2022-07-3119 min
not compliant enough#002 - Are you too compliant?In this second episode I explore compliance in the workplace and when does that become being complicit! I also share some great show recommendations like we worked, ted lasso and suggest people take a look and follow @holisiticpsychologist
Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you can connect with me directly on instagram @notcompliantenough or over on twitter @notcomplianten
You can buy us a coffee to support our content here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/karista2022-06-2122 minnot compliant enough#001 - Boundaries in the workplaceIn this introductory episode I explore boundaries in the workplace and what a lack of boundaries can look like! I also share the topics you can expect to be explored for the upcoming podcast episodes.
Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you can connect with me directly on instagram @notcompliantenough or over on twitter @notcomplianten
You can buy us a coffee to support our content here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/karista2022-06-2117 min