Movember Edition: Men's Mental Health with Shey Crompton
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11/14/23
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In the light of Movember (a movement that aims to raise awareness about men's health, including mental health and suicide prevention) and international men's day (did you know about that?), this is a special, vulnerable, and essential episode about men's mental health.
In this episode, Lina talks to Shey Crompton - a Senior Quality Manager at easyJet and the managing director of the St. Neots Man Cave in the UK - a men's mental health charity. Lina and Shey explore the concept of Movember, the societal expectations placed on men, and much more. Tune in to learn more about the importance of breaking down the stigma surrounding men's mental health, how to recognize when someone is struggling with their mental health and how to be a better ally.
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Mentions and resources:
- Movember: https://movember.com
- Organizations to check out:
- St. Neots Man Cave: https://stneotsmancave.org.uk
- UK Men's Sheds: https://menssheds.org.uk
- Boys Get Sad Too: https://boysgetsadtoo.com/
- Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk
- Walk & Talk 4 Men: https://walkandtalk4men.com
- Andy's Man Club: https://andysmanclub.co.uk
- For men to talk: https://formentotalk.co.uk
- Deft university study: https://aclanthology.org/W15-2607.pdf
- Sophie Küster's talk "You don't talk about that at work!": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxIuyb7jknc
- Book recommendations 📚:
- "It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental healthIt's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental health" curated by Scarlett Curtis (Lina mentions it as "it's ok not to be ok", but she meant this one :))
- "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
- ""No Offence, But...": How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change" by Gina Martin
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DHIS2 is an open-source health system used in many countries. It's known for it's generic architecture and high customisability. How do you have a generic design for diverse environments and build a product that helps save lives?
This episode's guest Joe Cooper is a designer working there for more than 7 years. We discuss the challenges of designing what actually matters, user satisfaction and user involvement, and humbling moments of realizing that our assumptions are wrong. As Joe notes in the episode: "I'm proud of not letting a design ego override important decisions. Sometimes that results in screenshots that are not as good for the portfolio. <..> The users don't need things that look better in my portfolio."
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-cooper-28667340/
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Mentions and resources:
- DHIS2: https://dhis2.org/about/
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Performance Testing with Nicole van der Hoeven
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•34m
Performance testing for many people in tech is a daunting task: there's an overwhelming amount of tools, frameworks, or even different types of performance testing. Where can we start? Is it all about faster applications? Are there ever cases where speed takes a back seat?
This episode's guest Nicole van der Hoeven is a Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs. With over 10 years of experience in software development and a focus on performance testing, Nicole has plenty of full of learnings stories to share about performance testing (and not only). In this episode, you'll learn more about performance testing, learn about some resources worth checking out, and get a reminder on why any type of testing is all about... empathy.
Find Nicole on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanderhoeven/
- Website: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicolevdh
Mentions and resources:
- Obsidian note taking tool: https://obsidian.md
- Google Page Speed Insights: https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/v5/about
- On backend performance testing including SEARS parts: https://notes.nicolevanderhoeven.com/Backend+performance+testing
- Pareto principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
- Book recommendations 📚:
- Steve Souders "High-Performance Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/high-performance-web/9780596529307/
- Steve Souders"Even Faster Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/even-faster-web/9780596803773/
- Google's Site Reliability book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/site-reliability-engineering/9781491929117/
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