Hey everyone and welcome to The Nick Elston Show! Nick Elston is a leading Inspirational Speaker, Transformational Speaking Coach & Founder of Forging People - empowering, inspiring and educating people to step up, find their voice & truly be heard in life, in education, in leadership, in influencing & in business. The Nick Elston Show brings you the people who inspire, motivate, educate & engage in all walks of life - sharing their insights & experiences honestly, unfiltered & off script! This week, in the 9th episode of Season 4, Nick speaks to the fantastic Amy Maidment - HR Leader, CIPD Rising Star 2021 & all round great human! Themes we cover in this episode; - Why Amy is so passionate about supporting positive Mental Health. - How her own Lived Experience of Mental Illness & adversity has fuelled her ambition in HR. - Amy’s progression from a People Manager to an HR Leader. - An open, honest & vulnerable insight into her period of enforced rest & the signs that told her she wasn’t well. - Reaching out for counselling & support when you need it the most. - How Amy recharges her batteries to ensure she remains a strong leader. All of this, plus culture change, bodyboarding & gardening + lots more along the way - a BIG, wonderful episode! Please do check out & follow/subscribe/connect to Amy’s updates! - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-maidm... The Nick Elston Show is available via YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music & most podcast platforms. You can reach out to Nick & his team at www.nickelston.com. In the meantime, please stay tuned for upcoming episodes of The Nick Elston Show by hitting subscribe, show the love by hitting ‘like’ - Nick has more amazing guests coming your way very soon! If you have been affected by any of the themes covered in the show, please go to www.nickelston.com/need-help for trusted organisations & support.