Today, we’re exploring a critical and often overlooked topic: mental health in the trades. The construction, manufacturing, and trades industries are known for their toughness and hard work - but behind that grit, many professionals face immense pressure, stress, and burnout.

Joining us all the way from Canada is someone who’s been working at the heart of this challenge, John Nieuwenburg, a professional business coach has helped countless owners of construction, trades, and manufacturing companies remove the stress and chaos from their businesses and, quite literally, get their lives back.

In this conversation, we’ll talk about breaking the stigma around mental health in the trades, what it takes to build more resilient teams, and how leaders can create workplaces where people - and profits - can thrive.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses mental health and suicide.

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Duration: 21:59

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• Email: john@w5coaching.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/business-coach-canada

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What happens at home doesn’t stay at home - especially when it comes to separation and divorce - and the emotional aftershocks inevitably spill into the workplace. The numbers are startling:

• 79% of UK employees who’ve gone through divorce say it affected their ability to work.
• 39% saw their productivity drop.
• Nearly 1 in 10 left their job within a year.
• And if they didn’t feel supported by their employer? They were twice as likely to resign.

In this episode of The Coaching Conversation, Graham sits down with Kristyna, a coach and founder of MinusOne Club, who helps people navigate separation and divorce. If you think divorce is a “personal issue,” think again - this episode might just change how you lead.

Kristyna is a coach and founder of MinusOne Club, who helps people navigate separation and divorce - an experience that doesn’t stay at home but shows up in the workplace. Divorce is one of the most stressful life events an employee can face, and the impact on business is significant:

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Duration: 24:20

Connect with Kristyna Hawkett:

• Website: minusone.club
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/minusone-club

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Darryl Cooke is the founder and visionary behind Gunnercooke LLP, a Disruptive Legal Innovator, author, and purpose-driven founder. Darryl’s story is anything but typical: from a successful corporate lawyer to building one of the UK’s most disruptive legal firms, now home to 400 partners, he’s on a mission to change the legal model and put people and purpose at the core of business. In this episode, Graham and Darryl discuss why traditional law firm models are broken and how a flexible, human-centred approach can transform both client service and employee happiness.

🎧 So, let’s jump right into this powerful conversation with Darryl Cooke on The Coaching Conversation.

Duration: 30:00

Connect with DARRYL COOKE:

• Website: gunnercooke.com/people/darryl-cooke/
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/darryljcooke

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