Change, Leadership, and Wellbeing Expert, Tanya Heaney-Voogt

In this edition of the Shining the Light series, I’m proud to introduce Tanya Heaney-Voogt—a courageous advocate for mentally healthy workplaces and a powerful voice in leadership wellbeing and workplace culture.

Leading the Change for Mentally Healthy Workplaces

With a background in executive leadership and more than two decades in corporate health and safety, Tanya Heaney-Voogt is a leading expert in workplace wellbeing strategy and psychological safety. Drawing from both lived experience and deep professional expertise, she helps organisations move beyond burnout prevention to build cultures where people—and performance—can thrive.

Creating Cultures of Care and High Performance

Through her consulting, keynote speaking, and flagship programs like The Mentally Healthy Leader™, Tanya empowers senior leaders to shift from reactive wellbeing measures to proactive, systemic change. Her work isn’t about surface-level wellness initiatives—it’s about embedding genuine care, accountability, and leadership alignment into the fabric of workplace culture.

Tanya’s approach is grounded, practical, and built on the belief that mentally healthy work environments aren’t a “nice to have”—they’re essential for sustainable success. She partners with organisations to co-design strategies that reduce psychosocial risk, build capability, and enable courageous leadership that puts people first.

Authentic, Insightful, and Unafraid to Go Deep

As a speaker and facilitator, Tanya Heaney-Voogt brings a rare blend of empathy, evidence, and executive insight. She creates safe, impactful spaces for leaders to reflect, grow, and lead differently—making complex workplace issues feel navigable and urgent.

Whether she’s addressing boardrooms or frontline teams, Tanya brings clarity to the messy middle of workplace wellbeing. Her sessions are bold, honest, and transformational—leaving audiences not just informed, but inspired to take action.

What I love most about Tanya Heaney-Voogt is her unshakable commitment to truth and transformation. She has this rare ability to hold space for complexity—whether it’s in a boardroom or a moment of personal vulnerability—and meet it with both courage and clarity.

Tanya leads with deep integrity. Her work isn’t just about ideas; it’s about impact. She brings structure to the abstract, warmth to challenge, and heart to every conversation.

She sees people—not just their roles or titles—and she fiercely believes in their capacity to rise. I love that about her.

Whether she’s speaking, coaching, or quietly guiding from behind the scenes, Tanya embodies what it means to lead with wisdom, not just ambition for positive change.

You can connect with Tanya on her LinkedIn profile here!