Trigger warnings updated: Contains discussions of bulimia, anorexia with passing, disordered eating and extreme body dysmorphia, bullying, workplace confrontation, financial depression, emotional and financial poverty, and poor mental health. If you are currently affected by any of these themes please consider reaching out to a professional. If you have feelings or thoughts of suicide, please speak to the Samaritans on 116 123 from any UK phone. If you're worried about speaking to the Samaritans, please view my video where I  speak with a volunteer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPQJSJ9gwGk  Folks, today we discuss learning to communicate within the construction industry. We want our relationships with our family, our friends, co-workers, bosses, and sub contractors to be as strong and as stable as the buildings we create in the industry, don't we? My amazing guest, Karl Grace, discusses some of the struggles and challenges many people face in the industry. Some are external battles, and some are battles with our own egos and social expectations we impose on ourselves. Folks, a HUGE thank you once again to Karl Grace. Wow, what a wonderful guest to have shared this platform with. His insights have truly enlightened me to some of the difficulties faced on the daily by both businesses AND individuals. Another thing Karl mentions at the end is that a lot of his work comes via word of mouth. This is also a theme I hear a lot from sole traders. For Karl, this means he's struggled to try and enforce a '3 day work week' for himself, but for many it means they're actively going on site every day, unable to work on their business because they're spending so much time IN their business. It can definitely feel like we need to meet and exceed expectations and this can feel daunting for many manual labourers out there so, again, remember you're not in this alone. Many people will be feeling the same way and it's ideal to reach out to someone.  If you want to hear more of these discussions, consider subscribing on YouTube or following the podcast on Spotify or Apple. As mentioned in the podcast, the Architects Benevolent Society work alongside their welfare partner, Anxiety UK, to help support mental health. You can find this here:  https://absnet.org.uk/get-help/mental-health-wellbeing/ Once again, thank you to Karl and thank you to the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), who have made this an episode to remember. Remember, together we can make a difference. For more information on my practice then visit my website: https://www.mindmanagementforyou.com/

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