Ep 10: Nat Kilsby - Just About Coping

To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this?
Today we hear from Nat Kilsby, a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs with years of experience in financial engineering and technology. Nat is also gender-fluid, meaning sometimes they present male and sometimes they present female. After hearing Nat's moving story at our My Whole Self event at the House of Lords back in February 2020, we had to get them on the podcast to hear more.
Simon and Nat chatted about; Complex gender identity and the relationship with wellbeing, why feelings just are, treating life as an experiment, how Nat helps empower people at work by embracing fluidity,
the importance of pronouns and why Nat uses they, them and theirs.
Nat embodies the essence of bringing your whole self to work and it was fascinating to hear how intrinsically their identity, performance at work, and happiness were linked.
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More on Nat: goldmansachs.com/careers/blog/posts/letter-to-my-younger-self-nat-kilsby
MHFA England: mhfaengland.org
Email: [e-mail]
My Whole Self: mhfaengland.org/my-whole-self
A bit about Simon:
Simon Blake OBE is the Chief Executive of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England. His mission is to improve the mental health of the nation and help build an inclusive and society where attitudes and behaviours around mental health are normalised. Simon received an OBE in 2011, is former Deputy Chair for Stonewall, and enjoys running, equestrian eventing, and walks with his dog.
Simon's Twitter: Simonablake