This is a living table of contents which will continue to update and develop as I refine the structure of the content. Browse the project fully here.

What is…

  1. What is mental health?
  2. What is a freelancer?
  3. Why does mental health matter more for freelancers?
  4. Why are more people turning to freelancing?
  5. What at the things affecting freelancers most?
  6. Deep dives into the core themes and foundations of freelancing wellbeing
    1. _ Active Awareness
    2. _ Financial Wellbeing
    3. _ Purpose, Positioning and Progress
    4. _ Behaviours and Boundaries
    5. _ Isolation, Connection and Community
    6. _ Client Behaviours and Communication
    7. _ Legal, Contracts, Payments and Process
    8. _ Marketing, Pricing and Value
    9. _ Emotional Experiences
    10. _ Confidence and Mindset
    11. _ Rejection and Resilience
    12. _ Feast, Famine and Irregular Income
    13. _ Sickness and Holidays
    14. _ Parents and Carers
    15. _ Neurodivergence, disability and long-term illness
    16. _ Discrimination and bullying
    17. _ Dealing with Issues
    18. _ Self-Employment and Burnout
    19. _ Disaster Planning
    20. _ Life Changes
    21. _ Enforced Self-Employment
    22. _ Feedback and Learning
    23. _ Futures and development
    24. _ Closing things down
  7. Deep dives into specific and common issues affecting our mental health
  8. Frameworks to tackle key challenges
  9. Frameworks to holistically maintain and improve our wellbeing
  10. Tools for critical issues and challenging moments
    1. Little Wins
  11. Things others (i.e. hirers and beyond) can/need/must do to support freelancers
  12. Recommendations for freelance friendly businesses
  13. What the future of freelancing should and could look like