Guest Post: How to Foil Mental Health StigmaCassie Rodenberg
Mental health has become an increasingly prominent topic in media and popular culture, bringing positive and negative attention to various mental health conditions. Through dramatic storytelling and sensationalized portrayals, the media often perpetuates stereotypes that contribute t...
Journalists, doctors, and activists thought that this messaging would help endstigmaby showing that you’re not to blame for your mental health problems, any more than you’re to blame for breast cancer. New research, however, is calling this receivedwisdominto question. This ...
Under President Joe Biden, the Health and Human Services department has worked to ensure broader access to mental health services and support. But we know that stigma about depression and anxiety often prevents people from seeking help. Last April, we released the2024 National Strategy for Suicide ...
Thankfully, there are ways that you can maintain your mental health when working remotely. And here are ten of your best options. Take breaks strategically. “There is a tendency to work throughout the day to overcome some stigma that you aren’t working when not in the office,”saysDavid...
If you’re concerned about bringing up the topic of mental health at work, you’re not alone. The stigma around mental health in the workplace can lead to concerns that speaking openly about struggles will lead to retaliation at work, whether consciously or unconsciously. And it’s natural ...
Offer Mental Health Training to Managers There is an unquestionable stigma that surrounds mental health and not everyone knows what poor mental health looks like or how to address it. It is important that your managers are properly trained to recognize signs of mental illness, extreme workplace st...
Business coach Nora Rahimian talks entrepreneurship pitfalls and shares how founders can wield their creative super powers to design their business—and life—in a way that protects their mental health. Start your online business today. For free.Start free trial The entrepreneurship story often told ...
“We’re establishing a comprehensive mental health and wellbeing policy to support our team and reduce stigma around mental health. We also back our staff in setting sustainable boundaries for after-hours meetings, in a way that meets client needs and ensures employees have enough downtime outsi...
There is so much stigma about IVF and choosing the gender of your baby and most people who need it tend to hide their situation. They, therefore, prefer to bear the burden alone, no matter how crippling the costs are. It is so vital that you share the case with your friends and famil...