What's it like to work in mental health *and* have big feelings?

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Do you work in mental health or addictions? Do you also have your own lived experience too?

We'd love to hear about your experience at work.

We're running this survey to get a better sense of what it's like out there for folks with a foot in both camps. We'll continue to use this data to help inform Big Feels At Work and other resources we might develop for mental health and addictions professionals with big feels of their own (https://www.bigfeels.club/big-feels-at-work).

We may share anonymised data from this survey as part of Big Feels At Work and related resources we create, advocating to the wider sector, and in routine reporting to our funder (Victoria's Department of Health). 'Anonymised' means before sharing anything we remove any identifying information or context. We also sometimes talk about responses in our podcast as it’s helpful for others to hear they’re not alone. Again these are anonymised.

Thanks so much for your time! It is supremely helpful.
Graham

Co-Founder, The Big Feels Club
https://bigfeels.club/

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What role do you currently work in? (Check more than one if applicable) *

Social worker

Psychologist

Nurse

Peer worker

Another "Lived Experience" role

Occupational Therapist

Psychiatrist

Support worker

Manager

Policy

Research / Academic

Other:

Required

What setting do you mostly work in? (Check more than one if applicable) *

Clinical

Community mental health

Primary care

Community health

General health

NDIS

Private practice

Government

Other:

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Where do you work? (Town, State, Country)

How long have you been working in mental health? *

Less than a year

1 to 3 years

3 to 6 years

6 to 10 years

10 to 15 years

More than 15 years

Do your colleagues know you have your own experience of crisis or distress? *

No one knows

I've told one trusted colleague

I've told a handful of trusted colleagues but it's not common knowledge

I'm very open about it

Other:

What is *the hardest part* about being a mental health professional and having personal experience of crisis or distress? What's the biggest challenge for you? *

Tell us about *the last time* this challenge came up. Why was it hard?

When is this challenge *most present* for you?

What - if anything - have you done to try to deal with this challenge?

What *don't* you love about the solutions you've tried?

What burning questions do you have about how to thrive as a mental health professional while dealing with your own stuff?

How do you wish the experience of being a mental health professional with big feels was different?

What would you *most* want to get out of an online resource for mental health workers with big feels?

That's it! If you'd like to potentially have a chat with us about your responses, or potentially be a guest on the show, leave your email address here.

If doing this survey shook your tree in any way and you'd like someone to talk to...

Consider checking out our Big Feels Club 'Need To Talk' page. It's a list of support and chat options - many of which are run by others with lived experience. You can find that here: https://www.bigfeels.club/need-to-talk

If you'd just like to hear from other tender souls about the 'life + big feelings' equation, consider signing up to the Big Feels Club here: https://www.bigfeels.club

And for latest Big Feels At Work episodes and updates, sign up to the Big Feels At Work mailing list here: https://www.bigfeels.club/big-feels-at-work

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