Philippa (Pip) Seldon comes from a family of tradespeople, including her brother, a carpenter who lost his life to suicide. Pip’s experience in construction as an operations manager combined with her credentials as a health and nutrition coach, yoga and breathwork practitioner made her uniquely positioned to drive positive change for those working in construction.
Pip founded The Healthy Tradie Project (HTP), a program taking a proactive approach to work, health and safety in the construction industry, which is known to have significantly high rates of mental ill-health and suicide.
The HTP delivers structured education and training that includes mindfulness, breathwork, nutrition and yoga to empower individuals to build physical and mental fitness, ensuring they better cope with the pressures of the industry.
Pip’s commitment to this mission is helping to shift attitudes in a traditionally stoic group of mostly men, encouraging vital conversations around mental health and wellbeing.