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On the evening of Wednesday 8 September, Business Professional Women (BPW) Coffs Harbour held a free online workshop that attracted participants from the local area, Sydney and New Zealand.

The workshop was presented by Bek Smith from Smith and Wellness.

Ms Smith is a speaker and trainer in the area of mental fitness and has been interested in the connections between mental patterns and physical health outcomes for many years.

The session was timely because it fell on the eve of RUOK? Day and focused on personal wellbeing and supporting the well-being of others to create reciprocal energy.

The concept of mental fitness is about seeking ways to build mental strength and mental flexibility and endurance in a similar way as we would improve physical fitness.

Ms Smith challenged participants by asking, “If physical fitness is a deliberate activity, why not mental fitness?”

She then questioned attendees, “What do I stand to lose if I don’t invest in mental fitness?”

Throughout the presentation Ms Smith balanced reasons for people feeling fragile with some background in brain theory and cognitive science to help participants to better understand personal behaviours.

She supported this with an array of useful and transferrable strategies to be adopted to meet various personal and situational needs.

The evening concluded with a Q and A session that provided individuals with opportunities to transfer the broad notions covered in the workshop to personal contexts.

By Andrew VIVIAN