Running your own business can be all-consuming, which is where our expert-led series of wellbeing workshops comes in. Do you often feel overwhelmed by the mental load and stress of running your business? You're not alone. Join us for an insightful and practical workshop designed specifically to address the unique mental health challenges faced by small and family business leaders and their teams.

What you will experience in this workshop (No 2 of the six month series):

Understanding Stress and Overwhelm: Learn about the common causes of stress how to recognize the signs in yourself and your team.
Managing the Mental Load: Discover strategies to effectively manage the mental load and reduce overwhelm.
Tools and Techniques: Get hands-on with practical tools to manage stress with special guest presenter Annie Harvey

We are very proud to partner with The City of Marion to deliver this mastermind series for small and family business owners and leaders to dedicate valuable time to themselves and their teams mental health - a crucial part of operating and maintaining a successful business.

It is an opportunity to connect with others, and be provided with essential tools and strategies to manage the ever-changing landscape of leading a team and running a business.

By joining this series, you will:

Dedicate some time for you and your wellbeing, which is so important as you spend so much time looking out for others.
Understand why people maybe struggling or acting in a certain way.
Be shown practical skills in how to support your team.
Connect, share, and normalise experiences in an inclusive space.
Improve and expand wellbeing initiatives in your workplace.
Get strategic about implementation of wellbeing strategies in your organisation.
Learn where to go to seek further help and resources.

This workshop series is heavily subsidised* from the Office of Small and Family Business. It will be a mixture of checking in with your experiences, mental health education, looking at wellbeing strategies, learning practical tools and most importantly the discussion, connection, sharing and problem solving with other leaders and business owners who 'get it'.

The in person sessions (commencing as a full day on June 28th, half days thereafter) will be run once per month with online check ins and individual coaching available throughout the program.

Themes covered include:

This in person sessions will be held on the following dates:

28th June, 2024 9:30am-3:00pm

26th July, 30th August, 20th September, 25th October, 22nd November 9:30am - 12.30pm

All sessions will be held at the Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre

Are you ready to take action to look after yourself and your team so that your cash flow, business, products, services, clients, and customers benefit from a mentally happier, healthier team?

This initiative is proudly supported by the South Australian Office of Small and Family Business. It addresses the recent finding reported in their 2023–2030 strategic plan, revealing that 62% of small business owners feel that their mental health has been negatively impacted over the last 12 months.

The program is designed and led by Bel Ryan, a highly experienced clinician with over 20 years of expertise in areas such as facilitation, mental health training, art therapy, and counselling. Bel will collaborate with expert facilitators to share their knowledge and tools throughout the series of workshops.

If you are unable to make this one and want to keep up to date with future events, visit this link to be added to the mailing list IGNITE Wellbeing Mastermind Program for Small Business - IGNITE Wellbeing co.

* a co contribution of $29(valued at $299) per session is required. Please let us know if you are under financial pressure and need to do payment plan or want to apply for a scholarship.