Jason Berry speaks to Peter Gwilliam
In the third episode of this series of videos, Jason Berry, co-founder of the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) talks to Peter Gwilliam
Peter is the founder and Director of Virtus Search, who provide specialist recruitment solution in financial services and who were one of the first signatory companies to The Charter.
Peter is himself a recently qualified mental health first aider and he talks about how he uses that knowledge in his professional life to understand a person’s capacity for change and ability to deal with stress, given they will have to manage pressure in the workplace.
In their wide-ranging discussion, Peter shares his viewpoint that work shouldn’t be the only purpose to a day. We should all look to incorporate aspects of personal fulfilment, and this is particularly important for those working from home as a solution to support mental wellbeing. In the corporate world, Peter suggests that HR has a key role to play in making business people centric, serving the needs of both the business and the people they represent. He concludes that his personal coping mechanism is to understand that he cannot win everything and by managing his expectations he is better able to rebalance and refocus.
In forthcoming videos, Jason will be chatting with key figures across the mortgage industry about how they keep the mental health conversation going in their businesses.
NEW MIMHC YouTube Channel
This series also sees the MIMHC launch our new YouTube Channel where you’ll be able to find many similar videos of interviews with signatories of the charter from the Mortgage Industry who themselves have overcome adversity and mental health issues. Their insight helps to shape the strategies needed to help you provide mental health provisions within the firms of the mortgage sector.
Become a Signatory of the MIMHC:
The MIMHC is geared towards helping companies in the Mortgage industry to provide mental health support to their staff. This very important issue within the sector requires that firms look to improve provisions for their people and signing up to the Charter is a great way to start!