Rebecca Hannan

Rebecca Hannan Working with organisations to create happy, healthy, productive people. Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategist How do I work? Am I right for you?

Nature lover, mother, businesswoman, wife, grandmother, entrepreneur, yoga lover, salad queen, risk taker, organiser, dreamer, coast dweller, starter, stayer, finisher, negotiator, listener, chaos buster……The Momentum Maker

I believe in building a powerful legacy. What we create and what we leave matters - for our families our communities and for future generations. My Mission,
To educate, inspi

re, and empower you to take back control of your life so you can lead a life of purpose, meaning, and fulfilment. You can trust me to motivate, nudge and hold you and your team accountable. I’ll trust you to commit energy and effort to achieving your goals

Between us we’ll skill you up to swap self-sabotage for self belief. You’ll be prepared to back yourself. You’ll know what you need more of or less of or what you need to do totally differently. If you’re ready to go for a goal that seems light years away or just out of reach, I’ll help you get there. If you’re keen to change but lost for direction I’ll help you find the path. See yourself here? Right now I’m coaching people who need to:

• Learn some sanity saving switch offs from their high pressure 24/7 professions
After an award winning decade in the demanding real estate industry I know how much this matters
• Work through the unglamorous, unpaid essentials to establish their new businesses
After building four successful small businesses I ’get’ what it takes to grind out the grunt work and still stay inspired and on track
• ‘Shape up’ for all kinds of endurance events – changing careers, completing a marathon, coming out of their shells
After three complete career transformations and thousands of kilometers on the road I do disciple and commitment quite well

Enough about me - let’s talk about you. Get in touch

Who said the library is the only place to study?Today, I am starting my Honours literature review, and I made a delibera...
11/03/2026

Who said the library is the only place to study?

Today, I am starting my Honours literature review, and I made a deliberate choice about where to begin.

Research consistently shows that our environment has a profound impact on cognitive performance and stress regulation. Natural settings, in particular, support deeper focus and faster mental recovery.

So today, I took that seriously. Ocean views, intentional micro-breaks, and a slower pace of reading and taking notes, not as a luxury, but as my strategy.

For me, the beach has a way of breaking down my stress, making information stick better, and reminding me to breathe between reading and writing.

As I begin this next chapter of my studies, I’m reminded that sustainable study isn’t just about the hours I put in. It’s about the conditions I create to do my best work.

Here’s to studying and working smarter, not harder.

What strategies help you to think, live and work WELL?

Today, my work looked a little different.Most days, I’m in boardrooms, on mine sites, or working alongside leaders navig...
03/03/2026

Today, my work looked a little different.

Most days, I’m in boardrooms, on mine sites, or working alongside leaders navigating complexity, performance pressure, and people challenges.

Today, I was in a high school.

I’ve just commenced a new contract with the , delivering mental fitness programs to students — and what a privilege that was.

No slide decks about KPIs.
No executive strategy conversations.
Just a room full of young people willing to lean in, have real conversations, and build skills that will shape how they think, lead, and live.

And they were incredible.

Curious. Engaged. Thoughtful. Brave.

Mental fitness isn’t just for the workplace. It’s a life skill.
The earlier we build it, the stronger the foundation.

It was energising to step outside my usual corporate context and into a space where prevention, literacy, and capability-building happen early, before stress becomes burnout, before silence becomes stigma.

No photos from the session (for obvious reasons).
Just me, standing outside the school, feeling grateful that this work can stretch across generations.

Different room.
Same mission.

Helping people ThinkWELL, LeadWELL, and LiveWELL.


Airport goodbyes. Honours year. A full-time load.And that quiet voice asking… “what on earth are you doing?”I’m back on ...
26/02/2026

Airport goodbyes. Honours year. A full-time load.
And that quiet voice asking… “what on earth are you doing?”

I’m back on the Sunshine Coast and starting the second semester of my Psychology Honours next week. This semester I’m all in - full-time study, a significant research project (more on that soon), and a calendar that already feels ambitious.

There’s excitement. A deep sense of purpose. And nerves.
Growth rarely feels neat or linear; it stretches you. It asks you to hold ambition in one hand and uncertainty in the other.
What makes this possible is support.

Sunny and I have become well rehearsed in airport photos and long stints living apart. We may be smiling, but it is never easy. Sustaining a relationship across distance isn’t for the faint-hearted. It takes intentional communication, emotional maturity, and a shared commitment to something bigger than the temporary discomfort.

And that’s where this becomes more than a personal post.

Behind every leader doing hard things…
Every professional pursuing development…
Every person quietly stretching themselves…
There needs to be psychological safety, relational support, and environments that understand that performance and wellbeing are not competing forces.

They are interdependent.

As I begin a demanding year of research and study, I’m reminded that we don’t thrive in isolation. We thrive when the systems around us make growth sustainable.

Here’s to professional growth, meaningful work, partners and people who back you. And to workplaces that understand that wellbeing isn’t a luxury — it’s infrastructure.

Much of my work doesn’t show up neatly on social media.It happens in private coaching sessions, coaching circles, correc...
10/02/2026

Much of my work doesn’t show up neatly on social media.

It happens in private coaching sessions, coaching circles, correctional centres, and corporate boardrooms, often behind closed doors, always centred on people and the challenging conversations about mental health and wellbeing at work.

This week has been a full one. Coaching, presenting, and then last night I landed in Broome, welcomed by a fiery sunset and the unmistakable mugginess of the wet season. A stark and beautiful contrast to the rooms and spaces where these conversations usually unfold.

Over the next few days, I’ll be presenting in Broome and Derby, I’m excited about the work ahead. There’s something powerful about bringing practical, evidence-informed wellbeing conversations into diverse workplaces and communities, especially where they can make a tangible difference to how people think, lead, and work.



When Sarah returned to work after the festive break, nothing looked different.But to Sarah, everything felt different….S...
14/01/2026

When Sarah returned to work after the festive break, nothing looked different.
But to Sarah, everything felt different….
Same desk.
Same role.
Same schedule filling up fast.
There was an invisible load Sarah carried with her, things that weren’t appropriate to share at work:

Conversations from last year left unresolved
A changed family dynamic
The constant pressure to “hit the ground running”

Physically, Sarah was back at work.
Psychologically, she was still in transition.

This is what’s often missed about returning to work.
It isn’t just logistical. It’s psychological.
We don’t return to work as a clean slate.
We return with unfinished business, altered priorities, and unspoken expectations of ourselves and others.

When transitions are not considered at a leadership level or are dismissed, they don’t disappear.
They resurface as disengagement, fatigue, or burnout.

Workplace wellbeing doesn’t start with performance conversations.
It starts with respecting transitions, because how supported people feel when they return shapes how they perform.


Cognitive load is the invisible workload.Most people aren’t unmotivated; they’re overloaded.It comes from:🛑 Too many dec...
14/01/2026

Cognitive load is the invisible workload.

Most people aren’t unmotivated; they’re overloaded.

It comes from:
🛑 Too many decisions
🛑 Constant task switching
🛑 Competing priorities

When thinking capacity is stretched, even the most capable people struggle to be productive.

Reducing cognitive load is one of the simplest and most effective mental health strategies at work.

💬 How do you manage cognitive load in your day to day work?

Mental health at work starts earlier than you think.It doesn’t begin when someone is visibly struggling.It starts with h...
13/01/2026

Mental health at work starts earlier than you think.

It doesn’t begin when someone is visibly struggling.
It starts with how work is designed.

Poor work design often shows up as:
🚩 Low job control
🚩 High and low job demands
🚩 Low role clarity

These aren’t just frustrations.
They are well-established risk factors for psychological harm at work.
If the year starts frantically, the rest of the year rarely slows down.
Strong cultures are built on intentional, sustainable work design.


The way we approach productivity is often all about the hustle. Long hours. Fast pace. Full schedules.But what if we loo...
12/01/2026

The way we approach productivity is often all about the hustle.
Long hours. Fast pace. Full schedules.

But what if we looked at it a different way?
Sustainable productivity.

It’s quieter and looks like:
💡Clear priorities
💡Less decisions
💡Protecting your energy

If your work requires constant urgency to move forward, that’s not high performance.
It’s a system under strain.

Productivity needs to support mental health, not compete with it.


Early January energy is revealing.If you are noticing an energy slump, it may not be because you’re “unmotivated.”It may...
10/01/2026

Early January energy is revealing.
If you are noticing an energy slump, it may not be because you’re “unmotivated.”
It may be because your nervous system is recalibrating.

Pay close attention to:
– When your attention fades
– What you resist
– What feels heavier or harder than it should

Energy is information.
Ignore it, and it shows up as exhaustion, disengagement or worse, illness.
Listen early. Adjust gently.
Give yourself permission to rest.

After sharing my word for the year, discernment, a few people reached out saying it resonated as they review how they li...
09/01/2026

After sharing my word for the year, discernment, a few people reached out saying it resonated as they review how they live, lead, and work.

January often arrives with urgency.
Messages everywhere:
Reset. Restart. Accelerate.

January isn’t about fixing.
It’s about noticing.

This month, I invite you to focus less on output and more on noticing:
– How work feels
– Where friction shows up
– What drains your energy faster than expected

Before changing anything, gather information.

The data is already there, in your body, your energy, your focus, your mood.

WorkWELL starts with awareness.

Each year, I choose an anchor word.A single word to guide how I work, lead, and live.For 2026, I gave this far more thou...
08/01/2026

Each year, I choose an anchor word.

A single word to guide how I work, lead, and live.

For 2026, I gave this far more thought than I have in previous years.

2025 was a big year. I finished strong, but I was exhausted.

And if I’m honest, I could see a familiar pattern at play: the overachiever in me pushing hard, stretching time and energy thin, and eventually showing up in ways that weren’t aligned with how I want to be.

The word that kept returning, quietly, consistently was discernment.

For me, discernment means:
✅ Noticing internal and external signals
✅ Regulating emotion rather than reacting to it
✅ Making choices that are aligned with my values, not just my capability
✅ Holding multiple perspectives, even opposing ones, with curiosity and clarity

It’s a commitment to pause.

My promise to myself for 2026 is this:
To stop responding or acting from urgency, obligation, guilt, or habit and instead choose with intention.

Discernment isn’t about doing less for the sake of it. It’s about doing what matters, well, and sustainably.

I’ve also created a simple ritual around this word:
• A daily practice to bring discernment into my decisions
• A quarterly review to reflect, recalibrate, and realign

If you have an anchor word for this year, I’d love to hear it.

And if discernment resonates and you’d like my free workbook to put this into practice, comment “discernment” and I’ll send it your way.

January tends to arrive in a different rhythm.For many, it’s a gentle re-entry; mentally, emotionally, professionally.It...
07/01/2026

January tends to arrive in a different rhythm.
For many, it’s a gentle re-entry; mentally, emotionally, professionally.

It’s also the point where familiar patterns resurface:
The thinking that drains your energy.
The habits that quietly limit your performance and wellbeing.

Left unchecked, they shape the year before it really begins.

Over the years, I’ve coached hundreds of people across high-pressure environments:
· people in crisis
· capable professionals quietly burning out
· leaders and teams with clear intent but no workable path forward

One thing consistently emerges:
Insight alone isn’t enough. We all have blind spots. To bring them into awareness, they need structure, perspective, and accountability to shift.

My style is direct. Purposefully so.
It’s grounded in evidence, experience, and a deep respect for people’s time. The focus is always on identifying what matters most and translating insight into action.

This work is for you if:
• You want clear thinking, not noise
• You value honest challenge over comfort
• You’re seeking grounded perspective and informed decision making
• You want a focused, realistic plan for the next 120 days

No fads. No quick fixes. No fluff.
Just strategic and thoughtful work that supports sustainable performance and wellbeing.

If this resonates, comment START WELL 26, and I’ll share details of an affordable 6-session coaching program to help you gain clarity and direction early in the year.

Prefer to keep it private?
You’re welcome to message me directly

A considered start shapes the year that follows.

That’s WorkWELL Wisdom.

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Runner, mother, leader, businesswoman, wife, entrepreneur, yoga lover, salad queen, risk taker, organiser, dreamer, coast dweller, starter, stayer, finisher, negotiator, listener, chaos buster……Workplace Wellness Expert

Known as “The Momentum Maker”. I have a lifelong passion for inspiring and guiding people towards their happiest, healthiest, most fulfilled lives both personally and professionally. I believe in building a powerful legacy. What we create and what we leave matters - for our families our communities and for future generations.

My Mission To educate, inspire and empower you totake back control of your life so you can live a life of purpose, meaning and fulfilment.

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