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The mind at work; explore the ins and outs of mental health in the workplace and how to optimize employee psyche and, by extension, your organization's bottom line.

No One Does You Better Than You Do!
Very early in my life, I knew that there had to be something more to me than what people told me I was. A "Rebel", A "Liar", "Gullible", "Selfish" Promiscuous", "Defiant", "Sinner". None of these defining words sat well within my conscience. It didn't make sense and some of the words I didn't even understand what they meant. I did not feel as if I were any of these things. Why would someone want to label me behind such mean words??
By "Show"5 years ago in Psyche
Tales from the Dyslexic Side: Part 1
Over the years, I’ve worked, and been sacked as a copywriter, a graphic designer, an editor and even an English teacher. I’ve written for famous international brands and taught English in universities. The majority of these career experiences have either finished with me being sacked or simply told not to bother coming back next term. Yet despite this, I think I’ve been fairly successful, and as Douglas Adams said, “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be”.
By Jodie Adam5 years ago in Psyche
Diarist: Sea letters
Since I was young, writing letters was my primary mode of communication: letters from camp to my best friends back home, letters to my pal studying abroad in Germany, emails from work on ships, and as check-ins with my chosen family around the country. I saved as many letters as I could in a file called "correspondence."
By Joe Nasta | Seattle foodie poet5 years ago in Psyche
Morning routine . Top Story - March 2021.
Peering into the woman who stood before me, I got lost in the uncertainty of her glare. Unemotive eyes hiding the tension held between her shoulders, pulling her posture inward. The routine sigh wasn’t deep enough to release the tightness that wrapped around her chest. Quiet judgments filled the air, even in silence they were all I could hear, I guess I never quite learned how to love the reflection I saw in the mirror. Clumsily, I collect my things. Frightened by the echo of my mascara hitting the bathroom sink, still not a cacophony bold enough to bring me back to the moment. I had drifted down the deserted path of my anxieties, absent of the wisdom I held my standards to, and there was no end in sight. Alerted by the reverberating call coming from my torn coat pocket, it was time to force myself out the door.
By TheLateBloom 5 years ago in Psyche
Snapshot: Work & Fear & COVID
My husband is afraid of dying, so is my boyfriend and his other partner. My boyfriend's sister is also afraid of dying. The pandemic has only exacerbated that fear, and it's also revealed those who don't seem to value human life.
By Zen Ip5 years ago in Psyche
Healthcare Burns
For as long as I can remember, working in healthcare has been appealing to me. The chance to make a real impact in someone's life and help them be the healthiest version of themselves was something that drove me forward. Pharmacy school was long and hard, but I just imagined how rewarded I would feel in the future. That would make it all worth it. Cut to having moved my way up from intern to staff pharmacist to pharmacy manager in a chain pharmacy over the past 5 years, my thoughts on healthcare have changed dramatically.
By Julie5 years ago in Psyche
Second Life
The wind was sharp as knives against the bare parts of his face. The man tugged at the loose hanging edges of his scarf, tightening it. With every step the blistering cold night air pierced its way through the multiple layers of clothing he had tightly packaged himself in. Her could feel his fingers and toes start to burn despite the handmade knit socks and gloves he wore. His mother had made them for him two christmases ago.
By Beverly Tenhagen5 years ago in Psyche
A Black Entrepreneur in 2021 with Performance Anxiety
This is me, 90% of the time. The other 10% is often filled with performance anxiety and unrealistic standards of perfection.
By Jasmine Russell5 years ago in Psyche
The Art of Puking in Public Restrooms
There is an art to puking in public restrooms. To start, you must wear average, boring, unrecognizable shoes. If you work in an office building, you must alternate which floor and restroom you use. In the event you run into another person more than once, you must gently pat your stomach and wink.
By Hannah Gerstner5 years ago in Psyche
Colors That Help Make Working From Home Easier
A lot has happened on this rollercoaster ride we call 2020. For one thing, a lot of workers have transitioned from working in an office to working from their own homes.
By Dan Martin5 years ago in Psyche
Not being well enough to work feels like failure
When I hit 22, I had a decent bachelor’s degree, some good professional experience and published work in the field I wanted to work in and I had made some great connections to get my foot in the door. I was doing surprising well in working up to where I wanted to be by my mid to late-20s.
By D Burton6 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety in the Workplace
I generally think of anxiety as this figure in the dark recesses of my mind. I'll have really good days where I'm on fire for projects and ready to do my best in the workplace, and then anxiety will come from the shadows as though to ask the question, "Remember me?"
By Ethan H. Gaines7 years ago in Psyche