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Jul 5, 2023Liked by Karena

Great Post, Karena! Very thought-provoking and urgent messages for employers and all of us. Love "This is a WE problem. Offering support for mental health issues has a direct positive effect on retention and productivity. It hits the bottom line - economically. " Sometimes that bottom line seems to be all that corporations care about - him 'em where it gets their attention!

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And it is fair. We cannot live on love and fresh air so money does matter. And this is a different lens on how we see our productivity

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What an informative issue Karena! You cover so much here. I feel empowered with knowledge after reading it!

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Jul 3, 2023·edited Jul 3, 2023Author

Thank you, Ishan. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I can't do the topic justice in under 2000 words, but I feel I can assist in getting the discussions going.

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Karena, could you share any article of yours that focuses on how young people can use their youth to their advantage? I'd be very interested in diving deeper into that!

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Let's set up a time to talk. This could take a while!!!

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Karena

Excellent post Karena. Being proactive with our mental health improves our overall well being, productivity and health care dollars!

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Thank you for all your support and suggestions, Kathy. As a Canadian, mental wellness is a shared problem as we have publicly funded health-care systems. Being proactive could make a significant difference.

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These are thorough and in-depth resources you are supplying. I imagine a LOT of work is going into compiling this information and these perspectives. I don't work with a teamwork or inside of a workplace, so I'm not seeing these dynamics playing out firsthand myself, but I do see some of these signals internally within myself as an entrepreneur, and it makes me think like an organization, that I need to be prepared to advocate for my own mental health even while I'm pushing and striving toward a vision as a solopreneur.

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Thank you for seeing value in my perspectives, Rick. We are barely scratching the surface of resources, as the long articles don't get read!

As for work. Let's just say mental wellness in relation to Future of Work is a key interest of mine. So this feels more like a detective assignment than work.

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