Recap: Self-Care and Mental Health Panel Event

About this Event

On Thursday, May 27th, FountainHead RI successfully hosted its first educational community panel event of 2021, on the topic and “Mental Health and Self-Care”.  To say we have been through a lot these past 12+ months might be the understatement of the century. The pandemic (still underway) has impacted each one of us differently; however it most likely has changed the way you live your life and conduct your business. Life as we knew it may never be the same; and for some parts of our lives, that very well may be okay. Sadly, some of us have lost loved ones and others have not seen their loved ones in quite some time. How do you cope with something that can be so traumatic? How can you emerge from a global pandemic with greater resilience and inspiration? What is self-care and why is it so important?

Our panelists (Katie McDonald, Wayne Grover and Caroline Mailloux) and moderator (Janella Watson) held a dynamic discussion, loaded with keen insights and timely responses to the multitude of questions posed by our audience. We typically do not record these events, however, given the importance of the discussion at hand and where we are in the world today, our board felt it necessary and vital to share this recorded discussion with our entire community.

Link to “Mental Health and Self-Care Educational Community Panel Event” Recording: 

We want to extend a special thank you to our “Bronze Community Sponsor” for this event:
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC

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Thank you those able to make it to the above event, and for those unable to make it, we look forward to seeing you at a future FountainHead RI event!  Thank you again to our incredible speakers and sponsor for making this event possible and a big success.

~FountainHead RI Board of Directors

P.S. We wanted to share some resources that were discussed during the panel as well as some offerings of the panelists:

Resources for Direct Personal and Peer Support

• National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI): https://nami.org [nami.org] (peer support groups, help lines, workplace-specific resources/content)
• Mental Health First Aid certified (important for all people managers!) https://www. mentalhealthfirstaid.org/ [mentalhealthfirstaid.org]
• Zencare: https://www.zencare. co/about [zencare.co]
• Psychology Today: https://www. psychologytoday.com/us [psychologytoday.com]

Articles of Interest

• 5 women of color changing the face of therapy for their communities https://www.today. com/health/therapy-black- girls-more-help-communities- find-support-t213569 [today.com]
• Take more vacations and stop Friday Zoom calls, Citigroup boss tells employees: https://fortune. com/2021/03/23/citigroup-boss- urges-vacations-bans-friday- zoom-calls/ [fortune.com]
• Employee Wellness in a Remote World: New Focus on Mental Health & Employee Burnout: https://www.compt.io/ hr-articles/remote-employee- wellness-how-to-manage- prevent-employee-burnout [compt.io]
• There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing: https://www. nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/ mind/covid-mental-health- languishing.html [nytimes.com]
• Concerned that returning to work will impact your mental health? Here’s how to set boundaries: https://www.cnbc. com/2021/05/29/returning-to- office-and-work-impacts- mental-health-setting- boundaries.html [cnbc.com]
• A Leader’s List Of Mental Health Concerns At Work: https://www.forbes.com/ sites/curtsteinhorst/2021/05/ 27/a-leaders-list-of-mental- health-concerns-at-work/?sh= 108697151915 [forbes.com]
• Why you need to get past a yes-no view of employee mental health: https://www. benefitspro.com/2021/05/28/ why-you-need-to-get-past-a- yes-no-view-of-employee- mental-health/?slreturn= 20210429104313 [benefitspro.com]
• From paying workers to take vacation to on demand therapy: How companies are supporting employee mental health: https://www.cnbc.com/ 2021/05/24/companies-assess- mental-health-care-in- bringing-workers-back-to- office.html [cnbc.com]

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