The worst thing you can do is nothing...so just do something.
Nick Bracks has spent the last decade as a passionate advocate for mental health issues, speaking at some of Australia’s largest organisations. His candid story recounts his mental health struggles since age 11, including a particularly difficult period when injury forced an early end to his dream career as a professional athlete.
Current Work:
A successful TED talk on how creative and entrepreneurial drive can help combat depression was a career highlight in over 1,000 mental health seminars and training workshops. Nick’s message has been delivered at some of the world’s largest employers, government organisations, schools and universities… Qantas, BUPA, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, McDonald’s, The Good Guys, Orora Group, Costa Group, Telstra, Mercedes Benz, Movember and countless other local community groups.
Nick is also a regular mental health commentator on television and other media, speaking on shows such as Sunrise, Seven News, The Project, Triple M, The Morning Show, Fox FM and ABC.
He has worked alongside many charitable organisations, such as Beyond Blue, Movember and Headspace, and has helped to launch mental health-related programs and technology solutions in a tireless campaign for better mental health conditions in Australia and around the world.
His goal is to be part of changing the way we view mental health. By formally educating children about mental health through schooling we can create a healthier and more sustainable future.
Talking Points
Understanding Mental Health
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease…it is an epidemic. More than 3000 million people suffer from depression globally and depression and anxiety cost the global economy around 1 trillion each year.Understanding Mental Health
Nick has spent the last decade speaking at organisations, schools, and universities around the world, conducting over 1,000 seminars, including two TEDx talks. He educates about mental health by making it relatable and sharing practical lessons he has learnt over the years.
From growing up in one of the most famous Australian political families, to training as a professional athlete, to barely surviving a severe battle with mental health issues, to eventually not only overcoming his battle but thriving as an entertainer and mental health advocate - Nick shares his story to inspire other to make a change.
This session will leave you with a much broader understanding of mental health, and how we can create practical and simple habits to deal with issues, and create preventative behaviour. Nick uses his journey, and other compelling stories that he has witnessed to leave the audience with practical tools and techniques that can be used to not only cope and overcome issues, but thrive.
Key takeaways:
-Personal story with key messages
-How we can humanise the workplace
-Tools to overcome life challenges
-Summary toolkit with daily exercises
The PERMA model is one of the most effective psychological models to improve both performance and overall happiness. It is five simple rules to follow on a day by day basis (Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning & Achievement) that help to make enormous change.
The PERMA model for higher engagement in the workplace and in life!
In this keynote, Nick shares how to apply the PERMA model to our daily lives in order to improve productivity and happiness. He offers tools to manage stress and anxiety and shares how developing resilience allows us to deal with life challenges in a positive way while looking after our mental health.The PERMA model for higher engagement in the workplace and in life!
No major change in life can happen without creating habits. It is one of the most important skills we can learn if we want to improve our lives. Habit formation techniques are weaved into every component of this presentation.
Key takeaways:
- A clear understanding of the PERMA model
- Techniques to create change through creating daily habits
- Practical tools to manage anxiety, stress & overthinking
- Summary toolkit with daily exercises
Motivation: Overcoming obstacles and finding purpose
Nick has spent the last decade speaking at organisations, schools, and universities around the world, conducting over 1,000 seminars, including two TEDx talks. He educates about mental health, wellbeing and taking control of your life by making it relatable and sharing practical lessons he has learnt over the years.Motivation: Overcoming obstacles and finding purpose
From growing up in one of the most famous Australian political families, to training as a professional athlete, to barely surviving a severe battle with mental health issues, to eventually not only overcoming his battle but thriving as an entertainer and mental health advocate - Nick shares his story to inspire other to make a change.
This session will leave you with a much broader understanding of how to take back control of your life. Nick uses his journey and other compelling stories that he has witnessed to leave the audience with practical tools and techniques that can be used to not only cope and overcome issues but thrive.
Move Your Mind: Half-Day Workshop
This workshop, hosted by Nick Bracks, will cover how we can learn to understand ourselves in order to become better leaders in managing mental health in the workplace. We will discuss topics such as self-awareness and self-care and look at strategies to create our own personal preventative behaviour tools, such as regular exercise, mindfulness techniques, practicing vulnerability and helping others.Move Your Mind: Half-Day Workshop
Nick will also explore techniques to maximise productivity such as the PERMA model. The goal is to create a framework that can be followed and practiced ongoing to start changing the workplace culture and be able to lookout for and help employees with any mental health-related struggles.
Here are some examples of the topics that will be discussed:
- Core understanding of mental health
- Practical guide of how we can help ourselves & others
- Group discussions & PERMA
- Why people always come first
- Changing the workplace culture
- Taking action and making change
Key Takeaways
- Practical tools to implement into your daily life on an ongoing basis, such as habit guides, learning programs and and the Move Your Mind Community Platform
- Ability to become self-sustainable in your own mental health and wellness to improve performance and happiness 2
Video
Nick Bracks | Mental Health | The Project
Nick Bracks has spent the last decade as a passionate advocate for mental health issues, speaking at some of Australia’s largest organisations. His candid story recounts his mental health struggles since age 11, including a particularly difficult period when injury forced an early end to his dream career as a professional athlete.Nick Bracks | Mental Health Masterclass
Nick Bracks has spent the last decade as a passionate advocate for mental health issues, speaking at some of Australia’s largest organisations. His candid story recounts his mental health struggles since age 11, including a particularly difficult period when injury forced an early end to his dream career as a professional athlete.The Cruelest 40 seconds: The Growing Suicide Epidemic | Nick Bracks | TEDxDocklands
Mental Health is a global epidemic and one of the leading disease burdens, and suicide is a growing issue. Globally, around one in four people will be affected by a mental or neurological disorder, around 450 million people suffer from such conditions, and on average, one person commits suicide every 40 seconds. Based on a decade of experience working as a Mental Health Advocate, Facilitator, and Change Maker, Nick Bracks addresses this epidemic and offers insights into how we can collectively make change as individuals. He shares his own personal battle, and uses this to highlight global issues, such as social media, how disconnected we have become (despite being more connected than ever through technology), and how we need to stop putting on facades and show more vulnerability.Saxton's Virtual Book Club ep 2: Move Your Mind with Nick Bracks
Join us in our Saxton Speakers Virtual Book Club where we listen, learn, and engage with some of our favourite Saxton Speakers on their journeys, experiences, and most importantly discuss their books. On this episode, Carol is joined by Nick Bracks, Mental Health Advocate, as they discuss his new book 'Move Your Mind: How to Build a Healthy Mindset for Life'.Nick has been an awesome ambassador for Movember this year. He’s shared his experience with mental health challenges with our community as a guest speaker, in media and even as part of staf ... keep reading Movember
Nick Bracks is an inspirational young man with a huge commitment to changing children and young people's lives. He has been involved with our programme, in one form or another, for over 12 months and has consistently impressed our team with his willingness to learn and grow, as well as the value of the contribution he makes. He has a disarming capacity to transparently "tell all" when recounting some of the poor choices he has made in his life and provides very real examples of how to do things differently when speaking to young people. He has brought many people to tears with his capacity to speak into the promise and possibility that lives in every young person. He provides a very real "roll model" to young people of how to take responsibility and make choices that create the kind of life that makes a very real difference in the world.
Having collaborated with Nick I have seen first hand his dedication and passion for making a difference in the mental health and well being space. Nick is well and truly a thought leader within this field.
Nick’s presentation was perfect. We would love to have him back to present again - he’s presentation was very personable, from the heart, and hit exactly the right notes we were hoping for. He was sincere, articulate and moving. Headspace has chosen a good ambassador.
Nick is a very honest and engaging speaker, and his courageous speech was well received by our Year 10-12 students.
Nick is an inspirational speaker with a passion for mental health awareness. His ability to connect to a broad audience of all ages and share his personal experiences makes him a powerful and genuine presenter. I would highly recommend Nick as a speaker on mental health.
Nick genuinely listens to what clients want and tailors offerings to meet their needs. He is so personable and warm and his down to earth style makes him a great networker.
