Mental Health At Work - A Workshop 10/8-11

Is it normal in a long term relationship for your significant other to not support what you do and talk to you like a child every day? We live together and I feel trapped. This is so hard.

I have appreciated everyone's candor in this discussion. Here are some tips on Stress Management and Burnout from my workshop. Cont.

My boss put me down today in front of my team, by saying "you can't do that" after my co-worker showed their work. Its eating me up.

As an industry, can stop looking down on mental illnesses, like addiction. I hear the convos, I feel the holier-than-though attitudes...

How have people navigated lunch time mental health appointments? I’ve been in therapy for years and still find it very hard to be direct with management about my needs

Can someone speak to the mental health issues faced during periods of unemployment and how one can deal with depression and anxiety?

I hope everyone has a good day, take a moment and check on your friends, family and colleagues and ensure they feel supported and valued.. you never know what they may be dealing with

Please discuss the mental health aspect of ghosting and mentally moving beyond. It hurts when I put time and effort into research and preparation for an interview and get half as much respect.

Had to quit a job because a belligerent boss was killing me. Had to take a few months to really get my head straight. I’m trying to find a job now and I’m worried the gap in my resume is hurting me.

Is anyone’s agency doing anything to support Mental Health Awareness day tm? I’m very upset that in an industry with such a high propensity for mental health impact, my agency is doing NOTHING...

What value do people see in specific training for managers and leaders around mental health conversations and or in dealing with work life balance?

Realizing that I’ve been grinding away in agency life, my friends have been out there having a personal life - meeting their spouses, traveling, etc. Feels like I’m watching my life pass me.

My boss literally made me cry a few weeks back (I don’t typically cry at work but the stuff they said got personal and mean) and I’m really struggling to work with this boss now. Cont.

This is a joke. We pretend we work in a "woke" industry, but the same people are still subject to the same stigmas, carry the same his last biases, and work just as hard to maintain the stat… more

I’m having trouble dealing with sexism. Mostly it’s the daily micro aggressions that add up and leadership that promoted a CD that doesn’t work well with women.

Any advice for dealing with a gas lighting boss? Anxiety is too high right now because of it.

Looking forward to the conversation on Thursday

I’ve heard in the uk taking a mental health leave is paid and unstigmatized. I had to provide a lot of documentation from doctors as to why I was in need of one.

mental health or working in advertising - choose one.

Therapy. Meditation. Work-life-balance and learning the art of saying “no.” Side projects to keep you creatively fulfilled. Repeat. Helped me a ton.

I'm considering seeing a therapist to manage stress and anxiety. If you have done the same, at what point did you determine you needed counseling?

Can anyone that has taken disability leave because of stress/anxiety/depression share their story? I came back from the doctor and they strongly advised I take one and I’m looking for some hope.

A CEO once told me CEOs have to be comfortable having 50% of their employees hate their decisions, and 50% love them. Jen, how do you manage as an agency leader to either make everyone happy, or (cont… more

This is why I left the agency world...when I went WEEKS working nights and weekends, it took a toll on me. I didn’t eat much, didn’t care about my social life, and just thought “this is my life now.”

Took a long time to get to the point of work stress being ok. At a point of good work life balance. However at the intersection of work stress and life stress is where I crumble. One of the more....

I feel a lot of stress over the expectation to work nights & weekends and cancel plans. If I work, I’m thinking about the thing I canceled and if I don’t, I’m feeling guilt that I’m not working.

Is there a realistic way to convey to a boss that your negative attitude may have something to do with the workplace (ie. toxic coworkers, overwhelming workloads, unrealistic expectations, etc.).

I'm so glad this conversation is being had and that this space is here! I'm a strategist turned wellness coach and this is so needed!

Collete - can we connect?

Been fighting major burnout for a long time. What are some ways I can manage this during my work day beyond leaving the industry? I'm a single mom, which makes time for myself even harder.

I’m an agency CEO on sabbatical, and an industry champion for Time-to-Change in the UK. It was hard to believe how I was treated, am now writing an exposé blog. Brutal.

I suffered a complete breakdown in 2014, due to severe client bullying. I was a senior executive and was thrown to the wolves by my CEO. Thankfully I had a great attorney and psychiatrist.

If you are in a situations that trigger your fight or flight or response, how do you recommend reversing the panic? Tips from when that panic arises and “going for a walk” is not an option?

This job is killing my soul and my sanity and my paycheck. Does it ever get better here?

This is so cool! Can’t wait to follow.