How Taking Action is good for Mental Health with Petra & pirkx founder Stella Smith

Are your life goals aligned with your job?

We are all different and all require different things to maintain our wellbeing. You need to be able to align with your flow, your skills, your joy and not be influenced by something that can harm that.

In this episode I talk to Stella Smith, Founder and CEO of pirkx, my collaborator on this podcast. Pirkx is a pioneering force within the benefits market working hard to make them inclusive for all. 

Stella discusses her own wellbeing journey including the role her childhood had in making her who she is today. We also talk about how ambition and wellness fit together, the reasons for wanting to start this podcast and where we see the future of wellbeing and work.

“Everybody is different and needs different things” – Petra Velzeboer

You'll hear about:

01:13 - What drives Stella to create change?

04:43 - What role did Stella play as a child?

06:16 - One thing from Petra's childhood that made her who she is 

10:56 - Can ambition and wellness co-exist?

16:27 - How our influences and conditioning affect wellbeing

12:19 - Definitions of mental health and wellbeing

28:49 - Why this podcast is being created

33:13 - Stella's mental health experience as a founder

37:39 - Will wellbeing change the future of work?

Pirkx’s resources:

Stella on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stella-smith/ 

Pirkx’s website - https://pirkx.com/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wearepirkx 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pirkx/ 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pirkx/ 

Petra’s resources:

Petra’s website - https://www.petravelzeboer.com/ 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-velzeboer/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/petra.velzeboer/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@petravelzeboer397 

Buy Petra’s book: Begin With You: Invest in Your Mental Well-being and Satisfaction at Work - https://shorturl.at/nyDOX