You don't talk about that at work.
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Personal account of diagnosed depression, anxiety and an eating disorder plus a later breast cancer diagnosis that shows therapy and meds help and that telling the boss during a performance review is a practical step that worked. Ten concrete lessons include that one in six people have mental health issues, openness breeds reciprocity (Ben Franklin effect), flight phobia was eased by coworkers, some relationships break and some become stronger, and the oxygen mask rule—self-care first—actually improves team functioning.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker background
- 7:37Breaking the silence at work
- 10:06Ten lessons on mental health openness
- 37:40Self-care and normalization of mental health talks
- 41:12Q&A on timing and understanding
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