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Welcome to the eighth episode of the Career Crowd Podcast where we have an interesting and thought provoking conversation with Kate Lucey. We talk to Kate about the topic of mental health in the workplace and she shares her positive and negative experiences of mental heath and what we can learn from her book, Get a Grip Love.
Mental Health represents many different types of feelings and behaviors. We hear about stress and anxiety a lot but there are also other disorders such as ADHD and Schizophrenia. Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including:
- Biological factors, such as genetics or brain chemistry
- Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse
And even family history of mental health problems.
So why is this important for your career? Well we spend a 1/3 of our lifetime working and it is significantly important to understand how this impacts our mental health in the workplace. Also, with the impact of COVID 19 how has the pandemic and the fallout exacerbated the issue. According to mentalhealth.org - A staggering 70 million workdays are lost each year due to mental health problems in the UK, costing employers approximately £2.4 billion per year. So, there is a personal cost to people’s wellbeing but also to employer’s operating costs.
We also have another Career Fear segment lined up which will be focused on the fear of burnout, and how this state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress can impact your career.
Check out the really interesting resource links below. Drop us a line and tell us how you feel about the episode. We cannot wait to bring you more content, more guests, and more information to help you and your career to Stand Out from the Crowd!
Episode Resources
Kate Lucey
Episode Resources:
Mental Health Foundation – Mental health in the workplace
BBC Worklife – How to tell if you’re close to burning out
Mind Garden - Maslach Burnout Inventory™ (MBI)
Harvard Business Review – Beating Burnout
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