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Real Conversations - The immutable laws of a helpful conversation

Approach & Success

Most people freeze up or freak out in the moments that matter most i.e. when someone says “I’m not ok”. However, we shouldn’t be leaning out of conversations which could change or save lives by understanding a few key fundamentals of human psychology.

In this keynote, Mitch empowers the audience discover the root cause of their inability to help someone properly and learn exactly what it takes to eliminate that forever. It’s been proven in thousands of scenarios where lifelong supporters went from feeling shame that they’ve let someone down in critical moments, to feeling completely fulfilled and confident that they are communicating therapeutically as an emotional ally.

Topics and outcomes:

The #1 clinical study that illustrates the hidden secret of connection
The 3 attachment styles that negatively affect your interpersonal relationships and how to identify them
The “Golden Ratio of Support” that can 2x your ability guide someone through a difficult time
The 4 personas of care-less communication that erodes trust and leads to distance instead of strength
The #1 metric of a therapeutic conversation to avoid falling into the pitfall of rupture
Top 10 mistakes that 90% of us make when trying to be helpful or supportive, without knowing it can make others feel worse

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Toward the Pain - The path to emotional freedom & internal strength

Approach & Success

The first step to emotional wellbeing is to feel understood. In this keynote, Mitch provides a platform for every person in the room to drop the brave face and realise they are not alone

This talk is designed to eradicate stigma and increase awareness & understanding of mental health, resulting in deeper appreciation for the experiences of others that might not be so well understood at present. It provides educational soundbites that can be implemented from the instant someone leaves the room. This talk also inspires action by encouraging people to speak up and make it commonplace to have emotional wellbeing conversations.

Topics and outcomes:

The 3 ingredients necessary to get out of the “stuck cycle” and reorientate our perspective toward growth (not surviving)
The 4 truths about mental health that removes the “them vs. us mentality” with a clear north star to aim for in our personal lives
10 resilience tools that form the ultimate mental health toolkit that enables ANYONE to improve the strength of their nervous system
The #1 call-to-action that motivates people to step forward and take charge of their internal world

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Mitch Wallis

Mitch Wallis is one of the most recognisable faces in mental health.

Mitch Wallis is a leader in the wellbeing space with a lifelong mission to ‘change the way the world feels’. His goal is to transform the lives of 1 billion people to be more mentally healthy. He is achieving this through the content he produces, the organisations he runs, and the programs he develops.

After working at Microsoft for almost 7 years, he left his successful corporate career to devote himself full time to helping people overcome suffering and reimagine the healing potential of the mind through the power of storytelling, connection & living with authenticity.

Mitch is mental health expert – holding a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University in New York, and he has over 20 years of lived experience with mental ill health including anxiety, depression and OCD. He is an accomplished keynote speaking having delivered talks to tens of thousands of people, including some of the most recognised companies in the world such as Amazon, American Express, Salesforce, KPMG and dozens more. He has been an advisor to the United Nations on the topic of youth mental health, and been named a Man of Impact by GQ. He was appointed the first ever ambassador for the Australia & New Zealand Mental Health Association and is currently an expert advisor to the Corporate Mental Health Alliance. He’s been featured in wellbeing campaigns by the likes of Allianz and LinkedIn, and featured in top news publications like Sky News, Huffington Post and Channel 10’s The Project. He is accredited in mental health first aid, and is a trained Lifeline crisis supporter. Mitch runs a popular podcast that has featured guests like Harvard Psychologist Dr Daniel Siegel & mindfulness guru Mallika Chopra, as well as personalities such as Ms Universe and world class Olympians.

Mitch is also a social entrepreneur – holding a Bachelors degree in Commerce from the University of Sydney. He is most well known for being the founder of “Heart On My Sleeve” - a leading global mental health movement and services provider. He is the creator of “Real Conversations” - a mental health training curriculum that’s been distributed to 200,000 people, and the creator of “Real Mates” - an innovative peer support program of accredited mental health mentors in workplaces and communities. He has co-founded a stress & anxiety supplement business called “Calm Water”, and is a private investor in Australia’s #1 non-alcoholic craft beer “Heaps Normal”.

Testimonial

"It’s authenticity. The story that Mitch tells, and the way he tells it, breaks through. We’ve been having this conversation about wellness for a long time, inside of Microsoft, and making progress. But there’s no question that when we introduced Mitch to the team and saw how he shared his personal story it resonated in a way we hadn’t been able to get through in the past"

Microsoft

"As we are discovering more about the importance of mental health in creating a safe work environment, it was suggested by one of our colleagues that we invite Mitch to speak to our organisation about his experiences. Mitch spoke with such openness about his journey with mental health that our colleagues were inspired to share their own stories and experiences. This lead to us implementing the Real Mates program, a source of peer support for our colleagues as we navigate our way through these challenging times of 2020. I’d like to thank Mitch for sharing his story with us, and I hope he has the chance to spark more positive change across other organisations as the awareness of mental health grows"

American Express

"Mitch’s keynote events and workshops are always delivered with great proficiency. Mitch is an extremely knowledgeable and engaging speaker in the mental health space who has the ability to capture the audience, across each level of the organisation, with real passion and authenticity. Each program Mitch has delivered across our organisation is met with positive feedback and we have our people continuing to ask for more"

KPMG

"It was really incredible having Mitch here telling his story. Because if we can't lead by example, we can't make it real. And to have someone be so vulnerable and so open, that was a gift to Everybody… and I think it's just inspired 14,000 people to wear their heart on their sleeve"

Salesforce ANZ & ASEAN