Mental Health is no longer a Taboo

How is your company doing on this issue?

Every day, we look for more inclusive and complete solutions to motivate our employees so that we can better attract and retain talent and improve job satisfaction.

While a good salary used to be the main reason an employee chooses or stays with a company, this is no longer the case today. The new generations seek a better quality of life, greater autonomy, flexibility, and a more significant commitment to their well-being.

Today, we will undoubtedly conclude that corporate wellness is increasingly valued as a factor in productivity and talent retention.

Increasingly, we are challenged to show that we have learned our lesson from the outcome of this health crisis and that we can return to our lives by integrating new habits.

How we react in a crisis situation

• Stress, burnout, anxiety attacks, sleep problems, conflicts, bullying, difficulties reconciling personal and family life, alcohol/drug use, and other addictions.

When we experience very challenging situations, our neurobiological mechanisms react by identifying a possible threatening situation. Our system goes into alert and survival mode, releasing adrenaline and cortisol and increasing our heart rate.

Our emotional management is compromised. In this state, we go into autopilot and repetitive thoughts. Fear blocks our broad perspective, breaking down our awareness of ourselves and others and fostering disconnection, jeopardizing our ability to act and decide thoughtfully and effectively.

One way out of this automatic cycle of emotional hijacking is by building and cultivating resilience.

Cultivating resilience through mindfulness practice

Resilience is usually defined as the ability to withstand adversity and recover from complex life events (crises, disappointments, failures, obstacles… and also pandemics).

Being resilient doesn’t mean you don’t experience anxiety, stress, and suffering. It does mean becoming aware of your personal resources and competencies to overcome challenges and solve problems. Resilience is a skill that can be trained and cultivated in a process of continuous development.

Since mindfulness—intentionally paying attention to the present moment without judgment—is one of the basic tools for developing emotional intelligence, it has been identified as one of the most useful and effective practices for becoming more resilient.

More and more companies of all sizes and sectors of activity have been incorporating this practice: a “work-life balance,” where there is no longer that fissure between professional and personal life but rather the search for a full life.

Companies become co-responsible for the different aspects of employees’ lives by complementing their self-knowledge and personal development, contributing to their happiness and quality of life.

Managing your mind and deciding to take control of your destiny and help others to do the same is the secret to finding the mental strength to overcome obstacles and regain energy in the face of challenges.