{"id":4817,"date":"2025-01-10T19:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atmanramayana.foundation\/journal\/?p=4817"},"modified":"2025-01-10T19:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:07:25","slug":"prioritizing-mental-health-its-not-a-secret-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atmanramayana.foundation\/journal\/prioritizing-mental-health-its-not-a-secret-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Prioritizing Mental Health: It\u2019s Not A Secret Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things the pandemic laid bare was that today\u2019s employees are stressed. And the pandemic made them\u00a0<em>more\u00a0<\/em>stressed. However, it goes beyond the vague term of \u201cstress.\u201d According to the World Health Organization, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an\u00a0increase in anxiety and depression\u00a0to 25 percent worldwide. Workplace stress, in particular, was compounded by parents needing to adapt to their kids being kept out of school to try to reduce spread, stress about catching the virus (particularly front-line workers and those who could not work from home), and more.<\/p>\n<p>However, as awful as the pandemic was, a silver lining was that it brought mental health issues to the forefront of discussion. This is important to employees\u2014as a recent American Psychological Association survey showed a whopping 81 percent of employees want to work for\u00a0companies that value mental health\u00a0and offer supportive services and benefits.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, companies are recognizing that supporting their employees\u2019 mental health is not only the right thing to do\u2014it\u2019s good for business because valued employees are more productive and less likely to leave and contribute to turnover. Mental health services and support can range from mental health care benefits to creative and innovative programs, including apps. For example, Unilever, which is the parent company for Dove, Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s, and other companies, provides mental health trainings for managers and leadership, hosts internal campaigns to remove the stigma regarding mental illness, and offers employee workshops on topics ranging from sleep and mindfulness to the role of exercise in\u00a0achieving and maintaining mental well-being.<\/p>\n<p>This idea of prioritizing mental health includes creating habits that ensure you are making conscious choices to thrive physically and mentally. Successful people prioritize self-care (women are notorious for being last on their own lists\u2014working moms even more so), such as exercise, healthy food, hydration, meditation, etc. I know for me, as someone who battles fibromyalgia, I was, in essence, forced to prioritize self-care if I wanted to continue to pursue my career as I have.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, compared to years ago, mental health treatment is handled much more openly. I will never forget being at a work-related social event and watching one woman pull her phone out and share the contact information for her therapist with another woman who said she was struggling with anxiety because of her intense sales job. In fact, the\u00a0percentage of Americans receiving mental health care\u00a0has increased to nearly 22 percent in 2021\u2014and young people and women are leading the way in that area. In fact, a recent survey demonstrated that roughly two-thirds of people have revealed to someone at work that they had\u00a0a mental health issue.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately,\u00a0<em>you\u00a0<\/em>need to be the guardian of the gate to your own mental health and peace of mind. Make sure the gate is reinforced and you have the key. We all go through those tough times when we\u2019re working to our capacity and burning the candle at both ends\u2014but workplaces need to be clear that their employees are valued not just for what they produce, but who they are. What we\u00a0<em>all\u00a0<\/em>need to do is shine more light on the mental health issues that affect us all and find sustainable solutions for the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>By Pujad Bhola Rios<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things the pandemic laid bare was that today\u2019s employees are stressed. And the pandemic made them\u00a0more\u00a0stressed. 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