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Anxiety, depression, substance misuse and suicidal ideation are all on the rise in the U.S. Workplace leaders are in a unique position to stem the tide and reverse this killer trend. Generally, anxiety is often thought of as excessive worry and fear about the future while depression is usually connected to hopelessness and excessive rumination… Continue reading This Conversation With My Leader About My Mental Health Saved My Life

“There’s no shame in the medicine game.” – Pete Davidson, SNL  A friend recently reached out for advice on how to support someone living with a mental health condition––his friend is living with major depression. For easier reading, I’ll call my friend Peter and his friend Paul. Neither are theory real names.  Peter knows I’m… Continue reading Why I Won’t Stop Taking Medication To Manage My Mental Health: Changing The Conversation Around Pill-Shaming

My responsible decision to have a NO OPIOIDS flag placed on my medical chart barred me from access to healthcare insurance. How many other millions of Americans are suffering in silence, out of fear that a stigmatizing label will block access to insurance, medical treatment and other necessary services? Label avoidance costs lives. It happens… Continue reading No Opioids: Why I Refuse To Let This Label Status Label Me

We are not our trauma. We are not our brain chemistry. That’s part of who we are, but we’re so much more than that.”​ – Sam J. Miller Small changes in language make an immeasurable difference. Shifting to person-centered language decreases stigma and creates safer space for open conversation about mental health in every environment––including… Continue reading Person-Centered Language: How To Speak To The Person, Not The Condition

Mental health has no boundaries.  No one is immune.  Listen in as I share my story of being a high-performing corporate executive who lived in silence in the workplace with undisclosed mental illness and alcohol misuse.  Learn how I used my experience to teach leaders how to normalize the conversation about mental health in the workplace and… Continue reading Badass Business Babe

May is Mental Health Awareness month. It is an honor to have my friend and fellow mental health crusader, John Broderick as a guest blogger. John is the former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Senior Director of Public Affairs at Dartmouth Hitchcock. He shares his personal story to raise awareness that mental… Continue reading Our Children Are Speaking; Are We Listening?

I slept through the hotel fire alarm at a corporate sales meeting. The evening before, I had won the Directors Choice Award at a Business Development Sales Summit. Ironically, the Directors Choice Award was meant for one who is a leader, a trailblazer, someone committed to excellence. I felt honored to receive that award and… Continue reading I Slept Through The Hotel Fire Alarm …

Healthcare providers and learners around the world are under extreme pressures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of our colleagues may be suffering internally from depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and alcohol use disorder, but still maintaining an external air of rationality and calm. How can we use clinical simulation to train ourselves to recognize, appreciate, and work… Continue reading Sustaining Mental Health During COVID-19 with Clinical Simulation

Stigma is disrespectful and is the number one barrier to treating mental health conditions. Stigma refers to the negative internal attitudes and beliefs people hold toward something. Stigma can also be an amalgamation of ignorance, prejudice and discrimination. Discrimination is the external effect of the stigma that results in the denial of individuals their rights… Continue reading Mental Health and Stigma in the Workplace