804: It’s Okay Not to be Okay: How to Identify, Address, and Navigate Mental Health In The Workplace
No one likes talking about mental health. It's stigmatized, it's scary, and it's anything but comfortable! It's also very often misunderstood. And, it's here to stay. As we navigate life post Covid, effectively addressing mental health is more important than ever. This session will explore the concepts of Brave Conversations, Brave Boundaries, and how to advocate for yourself and others. You will leave with actionable strategies to create safer, more supportive workplaces for everyone to thrive.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the dangers of perfectionism, people pleasing, and approval seeking.
- Learn the signs of everyday stress versus panic and anxiety, and how to prevent burnout.
- Explore how other mental health diagnosis' present themselves, so as to recognize signs in co-workers.
- Gain strategies and confidence to engage in brave conversations, and advocate for what you need.
- Leave a little more comfortable, being uncomfortable addressing mental health.
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Carol Leonie Maria Schulte
Founder of The Brave Initiative, Carol empowers audiences globally, and works with numerous Fortune 500 companies, International Associations, and individual leaders to get their brave on! She is committed to building braver workplaces - where every person brings all they are to all they do.
A dedicated mental health advocate, she’s the creator of the Brave Beyond Diagnosis community, and author of The Brave Healing Journal, a guided journey to find your brave and empower your life, one day at a time.
She’s lived in 16 countries, completed marathons and triathlons, bungee jumped in her birthday suit, and is a serious carpool karaoke-er!