SAFE Conversations for Work and Life
How to have mental health and wellbeing conversations that make a difference in someone’s life
“The SAFE Conversations book provides the essential tools and skills for people leaders, enabling them to confidently have mental health conversations with their teams and colleagues.” Darren Muir, Executive General Manager
Have you ever regretted not connecting with a team member, colleague or friend because you didn’t know what to say, you didn’t know if you could help, or you were afraid of saying the wrong thing?
ABOUT THE BOOK
SAFE Conversations for Work and Life is a guidebook that teaches readers how to have safe and authentic conversations to support mental health in themselves and others.
The book provides practical advice on how to notice the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, burnout, anger, and stress.
You will learn how to start a compassionate and person-centred conversation that empowers the other person to seek assistance, without giving advice, blaming or shaming.
You will also learn how to build trust, communicate effectively, and support your team members, colleagues, and friends in authentic and caring ways.
This book is a must-read for managers, team leaders, and anyone who wants to create a psychologically safe and healthy environment for themselves and others.
- “At a time when psychosocial safety and engagement are becoming increasingly crucial for organisational success, SAFE Conversations stands out as a game-changing resource. Bill's practical SAFE Conversations Framework is backed by deep dives into various mental and physical aspects, providing a highly actionable approach to cultivating a culture of psychological safety. Jurie Rossouw, author of Executive Resilience
- “The SAFE Conversations book written by Bill provides the essential tools and skills for people leaders, enabling them to confidently have mental health conversations with their teams and colleagues.”Darren Muir, Executive General Manager
- “Bill Carson has both lived experience, commercial experience and extensive mental health qualifications to provide practical deep insights in how to practically support people through mental health difficulties, both in the workplace and in everyday life.” Simone Allan, Founder, Women’s Resilience Centre
PRAISE For the Book
John Smibert, co-author of The Wentworth Prospect
“I wish this book was available when I was a manager. It’s workplace mental health advice delivered in a very constructive, engaging, and relatable way.
SAFE Conversations is a wonderful workbook for Managers. It applies simple, everyday language to help managers and peers to identify mental health issues in those around them. And then provides great advice on how to provide appropriate support.”
Alex Girard, National Sales Manager
“In his book, Bill provides tools and techniques that are pragmatic and simple to understand, on how to have successful SAFE conversations. These are based on research and have been tested on hundreds if not thousands of people over the years. The book is like a toolkit that all managers should always carry with them.”
Dan Churches, Regional Vice President ANZ
“This book is for leaders and managers who have an awareness of mental health challenges in the
workforce but don’t feel they have the right skills to play their part comfortably and confidently. It has solutions, frameworks and methodologies that you can begin to learn and apply. This is a monumental effort and a commendable piece of work. Your heart and compassion and genuine intention to share your understanding, experience and insights comes through.”