When life took an unexpected turn, I found myself at the forefront of a challenge that reshaped my entire world. After my husband, Mark Stanway, suffered a traumatic accident in the construction industry, I was thrust into the role of caregiver and family leader, managing the emotional, physical and financial complexities of trauma.
Through this journey, I discovered an unshakable resilience and a deep passion for workplace safety advocacy. Today, I’m a powerful voice for change, sharing my personal experience to educate, inspire and drive meaningful conversations about the critical importance of safety standards. My mission is to not only prevent workplace accidents but also shed light on the far reaching impact they have on families and communities.
With raw honesty and unwavering determination, I engage with my audiences with a message of strength, awareness and action empowering individuals, organisations and industry leaders to prioritise safety, prevent tragedy and support those affected by workplace incidents.
In this powerful episode of Onward Shift, host Vishal Narbheram sits down with Debra Stanway, wife of Mark Stanway, to uncover the often overlooked impact of workplace accidents on families. Following Mark’s devastating fall, Debra found herself juggling not just his physical recovery but the emotional and psychological turmoil that followed.
Debra opens up about the shocking lack of medical care, the emotional weight of watching her husband lose his sense of identity and the ripple effect on their children. She shares the raw and personal struggles of supporting a loved one through PTSD, memory loss and chronic pain all while holding her family together.
The construction industry is renowned for its demanding work environments, tight deadlines and physically strenuous tasks. While these challenges are often seen as part of the job, there is one area that is often overlooked: mental health. Mental health issues in construction have historically been under reported and under appreciated but the tide is changing. […]
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