World Mental Health Day
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Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year's theme is ‘It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace’. Mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, are pervasive in workplaces globally, impacting productivity, attendance, and overall performance. This week we have been sharing blogs written by our members to help raise awareness around mental health and provide different perspectives on the topic.
Together, let’s continue to break down barriers, end the stigma, and make mental health care more accessible for all. Take a moment today to prioritize your mental health and extend compassion to those around you. Please remember you are not alone.
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1 个月From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, mental health is not just an individual issue. It is a reflection of the broader social environment, including the impact of the domination hierarchy and inequality. One of the key insights of IPNB is that our brains and nervous systems are shaped through relationships. Safe, attuned connections help us thrive, while chronic stress, social isolation, and oppressive systems contribute to mental health struggles. Mental health conditions are not a result of individual pathology but are created by the inhumane demands of societal structures and the environments in which we live. The domination hierarchy, the power structures prioritizing competition, control, and inequity, creates environments where chronic stress becomes the norm. These hierarchies exist in politics, workplaces, and social systems–including medicine and psychiatry–often reinforcing division and suffering. The mental health crisis we face globally is deeply tied to this system, where vast disparities in wealth, status, and power breed anxiety, depression, and trauma.?As Dr. Robert Sapolsky's field studies show: hierarchy IS the problem. Reduce hierarchy, and symptoms of stress fade.
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1 个月Much needed reminder at this time!