Our Fractured Minds

OFM S3 E4: Mental Health in the Workplace

Episode Summary

Coming out as mentally ill is hard, especially when it comes to our workplaces. Will people see us differently? Will it impact my ability to grow in my career? Will it even keep me from finding a job? These are all important questions that keep us, all too often, from letting people know when we're struggling.

Episode Notes

Coming out as mentally ill is hard, especially when it comes to our workplaces. Will people see us differently? Will it impact my ability to grow in my career? Will it even keep me from finding a job? These are all important questions that keep us, all too often, from letting people know when we're struggling.

In this episode we address a number of critical issues including:

1. The importance of an empowering workplace
2. Why is there such a stigma ?
3. The difficulty of managing mental health at work
4. What can you do to help a coworker?
5. What needs to change?

That, and more, in this episode of Our Fractured Minds.