Vishal Narbheram Construction Mental Health Podcast Guest
Honest Conversations About Construction, Mental Health and Masculinity
Electrician to Founder
I’m Vishal Narbheram, founder of Onward Shift and someone who has spent more than 15 years working in the construction industry.
Alongside my work in construction, I speak openly about mental health, masculinity, loneliness, therapy, help-seeking and some of the pressures that can come with being a man in an industry where simply getting on with things is still often seen as the normal response.
I’m always open to joining podcasts where an honest conversation around these subjects could be useful to the audience.
A Bit About Me
I didn’t start Onward Shift because I had a background in psychology or because I thought construction needed another corporate wellbeing company. I started it because of my own life experiences.
I grew up in East London, became an electrician and spent most of my working life around construction. Behind that, I also experienced periods where my own mental health became incredibly difficult and eventually reached a point where getting professional support changed the direction of my life. Those experiences made me increasingly interested in why so many people, particularly men, struggle for years before talking about what is happening.
That eventually became Onward Shift.
Today, the platform supports people across construction through professional counselling and coaching, keynote speakers, workshops, education support and a growing library of free mental health resources.
I also host the Onward Shift Podcast, where I’ve had more than 50 conversations with people from different backgrounds about mental health, construction, recovery, addiction, suicide prevention, workplace culture and the experiences people often keep hidden.
What Can We Talk About?
Mental Health in Construction
Men, Masculinity & Speaking Up
Lived Experience
Building Onward Shift
Who Is This For?
I’m particularly interested in conversations with podcasts covering:
- Construction and the trades
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Men’s mental health and masculinity
- Workplace culture and leadership
- Suicide prevention and help-seeking
- Entrepreneurship and building a purpose-led business
- Personal stories and lived experience
I’m based in the UK but I’m happy to join podcasts internationally where the conversation and audience are a good fit.
Why Invite Me?
What I can bring is more than 15 years of lived experience in construction, my own experiences of struggling with mental health, years spent building Onward Shift and dozens of conversations with people across mental health, construction and lived experience.
I’m comfortable having difficult conversations, challenging some of the usual narratives around men’s mental health and talking openly about things that are often much easier to avoid.
Whether your audience works in construction or has never stepped onto a building site, many of the conversations around pressure, identity, loneliness, masculinity and asking for help are universal.
Previous Podcasts I've Been On
