In the fast-paced world of modern careers, the intersection of mental health and professional life is an ongoing conversation. The discussion of mental illness in the workplace, however, is not as common.
Recently, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Michelle Precourt for her podcast Mindful Mondays. Michelle is Founder and Principal Consultant at Mindful HR Services. In our discussion, Michelle who herself has lived experience of mental illness, offered her perspective about the challenges and importance of transparency and communication with regards to mental illness in the workplace.
Opening Up to Vulnerability
As an HR expert when employees are transparent about their struggles that openness Michelle says, “is helpful for me to understand how to best support (them)”. She’s grateful because she knows for that disclosure to happen means, in her words “there's a level of trust, there's a level of psychological safety” that has been established which is........