Contents

Introduction: Our Mental Health at Work

We can no longer pretend everything is fine.

BY MORRA AARONS-MELE

SECTION ONE

Having Conversations About Mental Health

1. Talking About Your Mental Health at Work

Tips on asking for what you need.

BY KELLY GREENWOOD

2. Discussing Your Mental Health with Your Boss

Opening up can make us happier and more productive.

BY DEBORAH GRAYSON RIEGEL

SECTION TWO

Caring for Your Mental Health

3. Structuring the Workday to Support Your Mental Health

Build routines and unfocused time into your schedule.

BY ALICE BOYES

4. Managing Your Anxiety

Understand it, then respond with self-compassion.

BY CHARLOTTE LIEBERMAN

5. Working When You’re Depressed

Being productive can interrupt a negative spiral.

BY ALICE BOYES

6. Dealing with a Panic Attack

Strategies to manage a scary situation.

BY RUTH C. WHITE

SECTION THREE

Bringing Our Full Selves to Work

7. Being an “Only” at the Office

Find strength in your uniqueness.

AN INTERVIEW WITH ANGELA NEAL-BARNETT AND NILOFER MERCHANT BY MORRA AARONS-MELE

8. Supporting Women’s Mental Health

What women themselves can do, and what leaders should.

BY KELLY GREENWOOD

9. Prioritizing the Mental Health of People of Color

Advice for individuals and decision-makers.

BY ANGELA NEAL-BARNETT

SECTION FOUR

Supporting Mental Health as a Manager

10.Reduce the Stigma of Mental Health at Work

Five ways to drive an empathetic culture.

BY DIANA O’BRIEN AND JEN FISHER

11.When Your Employee Discloses a Mental Health Condition

What to say—and what not to.

BY AMY GALLO

12.Asking About Your Team’s Mental Health Without Overstepping

Talk about health holistically.

BY DEBORAH GRAYSON RIEGEL

13.Managing an Employee with Depression

Adjusting their hours, work scope, and deadlines can help.

BY KRISTEN BELL DeTIENNE, JILL M. HOOLEY, CRISTIAN LARROCHA, AND ANNSHERI REAY

14.Being Anxious When You’re the Boss

You can lead others even when you’re not OK.

BY MORRA AARONS-MELE

SECTION FIVE

Helping Colleagues Who Are Struggling

15.When You’re Worried About a Colleague

Figuring out what to say—and whether to say it.

BY AMY GALLO

16.Noticing and Responding to Microaggressions

Become more aware of the stressors colleagues face.

BY ELLA F. WASHINGTON

17.Being a Mental Health Ally

Give people the support you would want.

BY KATHERINE PONTE

SECTION SIX

Taking Action from the C-Suite

18.Living with Depression in the C-Suite

One executive’s story of struggle and success.

AN INTERVIEW WITH PAUL GREENBERG BY MORRA AARONS-MELE

19.Offering the Mental Health Benefits BIPOC Employees Need

And ensuring they can easily access them.

BY ANDREA HOLMAN AND JOE GRASSO

20.Forming an Employee Resource Group for Mental Health

Build a community at work.

BY JEN PORTER, BERNIE WONG, AND KELLY GREENWOOD

21.Rewriting the Company’s Mental Health Policy

Don’t just tick boxes—truly help people.

BY KELSEY RAYMOND

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