As we round out May and Mental Health Awareness Month, I am so excited to share with you a conversation with Melissa Doman where we discuss how to identify your mental wellbeing non-negotiables, the role personal accountability plays in mental health, and if you need it – a kind kick in the ass from Mel to empower you to care for yourself and your wellbeing on a daily basis.
Mel is an organizational psychologist and the author of the book, Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why and How to Do it Really Well), and her mission is to teach companies, individuals, and leaders how to have constructive conversations about mental health in the workplace.
So friend, join us now as Mel and I talk about how to have constructive conversations about mental health in the workplace and at home.
P.S. If you would love a chance to win a copy of Mel’s book, Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work, then head over to instagram and join the giveaway in my stories!
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Meet Mel
Melissa Doman, MA is an Organizational Psychologist, Former Clinical Mental Health Therapist, & Author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work, (Here’s Why and How to Do it Really Well). Melissa works with companies across industries around the globe – including clients like Microsoft, Salesforce, Siemens, Estée Lauder, & Janssen. She’s been featured as a subject matter expert in Vogue, the BBC, CNBC, and Inc. Magazine about the Great Resignation, mental health at work conversations about the Ukraine Crisis, and more. Having lived abroad in South Korea, England, Australia and traveled to 45+ countries, Melissa calls upon her global experiences to inform how she works with companies around the world. She has one core goal: to equip companies, individuals, and leaders to have constructive conversations about mental health in the workplace. Her work and book aim to accomplish just that.
Connect with Mel
Melissa Doman | @thewanderingmel | LinkedIn
Mel’s Resources
- Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work, (Here’s Why and How to Do it Really Well)
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S Dweck
- No Hard Feelings: Owning Intense Emotions (Before They Own You) by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy
- Brene Brown
- Mel Robbins
Kate’s Joyful Corner
My joyful corner this week is really pulling on my heart strings because it’s so stinking cute!
My husband works from home four days each week, and the fifth day he works from his physical office at work. And with him working from home the majority of the time, the boys and I have really gotten used to having him around.
So on that day he’s in the office, the boys and I just miss him like crazy! So we’ve started recording these little “we miss you” videos for him, and we text them to him throughout his day.
And because my oldest sees me Voxing, Voxer is a voice recording app, with my business coach and my own health coaching clients, he asked me if he could send a voice memo to his dad too. And because little kids’ voices are just about the cutest thing in the world, I included the recording of Dexter memo’ing his dad and I promise you won’t want to miss his sweet words of love!
So, this week I’m grateful for all the joy Dexter brought me and the love for his dad.
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