In this week’s Sustain Talks, I had a wonderful chat with Bhavna Raithatha BSc (Hons) MSc MBACP (Accred) about mental health in the workplace.  We spoke about the attrition rates and how employers can do more.  Bhavna is a psychotherapist, coach and clinical supervisor in mental health and well-being support. With her experience, Bhavna educates us on how people can be easily influenced mentally at work.  Workplace mental health concerns must be analysed in order to determine the amount of risk to employees, once a risk has been identified, efforts must be made to eliminate or limit it as much as possible because whether work is causing or exacerbating a health problem, businesses have a legal obligation to assist their employees.  Bhavna also talks passionately and in line with Pride month, about her concerns on the Conversion therapy ban by the UK government and how important it is for governments to be among citizens with real-life experience, so that a clear grasp of what is going on around us may be achieved.

00:07- Introduction. 00:38- Reason for Mental Health Advocacy. 01:10- “Mental health” an essential issue. 01:40- Keen eye on the LGBTQ Community. 02:25- Ban on Conversion Therapy. 03:30- Going into Mental health Pandemic. 06:00- Views of Working from home. 08:25- What Companies needs to do to Value their employees? 11:35- Essence of application feedback from companies to applicants. 13:35- Thoughts on regulations and systems of a company effects to mental health. 16:20- Systems Companies Can put in place to be socially responsible and Value their employees. 18:53- CEO engagement with employees. 20:10- The need for the real Citizen governance. 23:30- Employers doing the bare minimum for their employee. 25:40- Being empathetic as a manager. 26:06- Recommendation for people struggling with mental health. 29:00- Bhavna’s method of therapy. 29:57- Does the incident from the past influence peoples psychologically? 31:50- Human body as a hunter gatherer. 34:18- Seeing your company as an extended family. 36:30- Companies taking advantage of the pride month. 38:45- Transparency in business among employers and employees.

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