{"id":55510,"date":"2021-04-23T09:27:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T23:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=55510"},"modified":"2021-04-29T09:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:39:53","slug":"aia-health-mental-wellbeing-tips-from-afl-players-and-execs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2021\/04\/23\/aia-health-mental-wellbeing-tips-from-afl-players-and-execs\/","title":{"rendered":"AIA Health &#8211; Mental Wellbeing Steps from AFL Players and Execs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A mental health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aia.com.au\/en\/individual\/onelife\/think-well\/6-things-learned-about-managing-mental-wellbeing-from-top-AFL-players-execs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">roundtable discussion,<\/a> hosted by AIA Health and AFL commentator<strong> Hamish McLachlan<\/strong>, featured AFL players and executives discussing how they have managed their mental health through 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Called <em>Beyond the Boundary<\/em>, the roundtable panel included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former AFL player and Puka Up podcast host <strong>Wayne Schwass<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Former AFL player <strong>Shane Crawford<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CEO of Essendon Football Club <strong>Xavier Campbell<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Hawthorn AFL player <strong>James Worpel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CEO of AIA Australia <strong>Damien Mu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>AIA Vitality Ambassador <strong>Dr Jaime Lee<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>AIA\u2019s Head of Wellbeing, <strong>Candice Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The AIA website highlights six steps on managing mental well-being learnt from these AFL players and executives and others featured in the roundtable.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>There\u2019s no shame in talking about your feelings<\/li>\n<li>A mental toolkit or regular practice is extremely important<\/li>\n<li>Social connections are more important than ever<\/li>\n<li>We need to allow ourselves to be vulnerable<\/li>\n<li>Leaders must lead by example<\/li>\n<li>Silence the inner critic<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>More details about these six key steps can be accessed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aia.com.au\/en\/individual\/onelife\/think-well\/6-things-learned-about-managing-mental-wellbeing-from-top-AFL-players-execs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Beyond the Boundary with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=alVU3cwsQ3M&amp;t=379s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFL players here<\/a>, and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B1iwaLxKV80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFL industry stakeholders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=alVU3cwsQ3M&amp;t=379s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55512\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/04\/beyond-the-boundary-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"763\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/04\/beyond-the-boundary-1.png 763w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/04\/beyond-the-boundary-1-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/04\/beyond-the-boundary-1-696x441.png 696w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/04\/beyond-the-boundary-1-663x420.png 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mental health roundtable discussion, hosted by AIA Health and AFL commentator Hamish McLachlan, featured AFL players and executives discussing how they have managed their mental health through 2020. 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