MANY PEOPLE HAVE FORWARD WITH
THEIR LIVES IN AN
EFFORT TO BUT TWENTY-TWENTY
BEHIND THEM, BUT IT TURNS OUT
IN
2021. SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL
STRUGGLING WITH THE PRESSURES
ASSOCIATED WITH A POST-PANDEMIC
SOCIETY, ACCORDING TO A NEW
POLL BY THE AMERICAN
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 32%
OF AMERICAN ADULTS ARE STILL
STRESSED BY
THE PANDEMIC.
>> TURNS OUT SOME OF THAT MAY
HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR JOB
JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING A
PERSONAL DAY AT WORK
IS TED COSTELLO CHIEF STRATEGY
OFFICER WITH I AM FM HEALTHCARE
WELCOME TO THE SHOW TED SO WHAT
ARE THE SYMPTOMS THAT YOU'RE IT
EXPERIENCING BURNOUT WHAT
SHOULD PEOPLE LOOK OUT FOR
HERE.
>> YEAH ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
THAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR IS NOT
ENJOYING IT IF YOU
USE TOO HAVING CLOUDED THINKING
ONE THING THAT I KNOW I REALLY
EXPERIENCE IS HEIGHTENED
EMOTIONAL REAL ACTIVITY SO
THINGS LIKE AN EMAIL OR A TEXT
REALLY MAKING YOU FRUSTRATED OR
HAVE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE.
THOSE COULD BE SIGNS THAT YOU
ARE STRUGGLING WITH FOR NOW.
>> SO THE NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE
LIKE BAKER AND I WERE SAYING
THIS IS YOU KNOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO
ARTICULATE WHAT
THEY'RE FEELING. ACCORDING TO A
SURVEY BY THE AMERICAN
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
MILLENNIALS ARE STRUGGLING THE
MOST WITH DAILY DECISIONS DUE
TO STRESS WHY IS THAT WHY
MILLENNIALS.
>> MILLENNIALS HAVE A DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE OF THE WORLD ARE THE
FIRST GENERATION THAT'S GROWN
UP WITH THE INTERNET AND WITH
THAT IS
YOU KNOW TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY
OF BEING CONNECTED TO THE WORLD
AT YOUR FINGER,
YES AND TREMENDOUS PRESSURE NO
OTHER GENERATION HAD SUCH
DEMANDS ON THEIR TIME
FOR RESPONSIVENESS AS WELL AS
THE CHALLENGES OF JUST MAKING
THE WAY IN THE WORLD WITH
WHAT'S A YOUNG FAMILY
PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS.
SCHOOL SOCIAL OBLIGATION
AND AND THEN THE PRESSURES OF
SOCIAL MEDIA NOT ONLY IS THERE
A
PRESSURE TOO HAVE A GREAT
MEANINGFUL WAY THERE'S PRESSURE
TO DOCUMENT IT AND SHOW IT OFF.
>> WHAT ARE THE SIGNS THAT YOU
SHOULD YOU GET THAT
PROFESSIONAL HELP TO DEAL WITH
US.
>> IF YOU'RE ASKING YOURSELF IF
YOU SHOULD SEE IT THERE PASAR
COUNCILOR YOU
ABSOLUTELY SHOULD.
>> THE BIGGEST THING THAT I
WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY
TODAY IS THE IDEA THAT MENTAL
HEALTH IS HELP.
>> WE WOULDN'T LOOK THE
OTHER WAY IF WE HAD THE
IMPAIRED FUNCTIONING OF ANY
ORGAN WHETHER IT'S OUR KIDNEYS
ARE LONGER.
THE SAME IS TRUE OF OUR BRAINS
IF WE'RE NOT ENJOYING OUR LIVES
AS MUCH AS WE CAN WANT TO ARE
NOT DRIVING JOY FROM PLAYER
ACTIVITIES THAT USED TO BE
HIGHLY PLEASURABLE
TO US FROM RELATIONSHIPS THAT'S
THE TIME
CALL IN PROFESSIONAL HELP AND
THE GREAT THING IS TODAY MENTAL
HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE COVERED
BY
YOUR INSURANCE, THERE'S GREAT
THERAPISTS AND COUNSELORS OUT
THERE AND FOR ANYONE, YOU KNOW
YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
WORK AWAY FROM HAVING THE LIFE
THAT YOU WANT AND YOU DESERVE
THE QUESTION IS ARE YOU BRAVE
ENOUGH TO JUMP INTO THAT
JOURNEY, THERE'S A GREAT QUOTE
I LOVE THE TREASURE YOU SEEK
LIES IN THE CAPE YOU HERE TO
ENTER BY JOSEPH CAMPBELL AND I
THINK IT'S TRUE OF ALL
OF US. WORKER FREIGHT OF DOING
CAN GET IN THE WAY OF US
ENJOYING OUR LIVES.
>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT CODE
AS WELL. THE SURVEY FOUND THAT
WORK WAS A MAJOR FACTOR
OF STRESS BUT WHAT ARE THEIR
WHAT ARE OTHER CONTRIBUTING
FACTORS TO STRESS HERE TO.
>> RELATIONSHIPS I
ALSO THINK ONE THING THAT GETS
UNDER DISCUSSED IS THE
FACT THAT WE'RE NOT TAUGHT
EMOTIONAL REGULATION SKILLS ARE
TAUGHT ARITHMETIC WERE CAUGHT
STATE CAPITOLS WE'RE NOT TAUGHT
HOW TO MANAGE OUR OWN EMOTIONAL
STATE AND HOW TO BRING BALANCE
INTO OUR LIVES. SO
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE A BLAST
AND WHAT A FAMILY IS
RELATIONSHIPS. FINANCES THESE
THINGS CAN
ALL CONTRIBUTE STRESS AND ALSO
POINT TOWARDS THE NEED TAKING A
MENTAL HEALTH DAY WHICH IS
SOMETHING I STRONGLY ADVOCATE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH DAYS, HOW THEY HELP
BOOST WORK MORALE AND
PERFORMANCE.
>> 2, 2 THINGS I WANT TO BRING
THERE TO KIND OF CATEGORIES OF
MENTAL HEALTH DAYS ONE WOULD BE
A PROPHYLACTIC MENTAL A MENTAL
YOU TAKE IN ADVANCE OF A CRISIS
SO THIS IS MIGHT BE SOMETHING
THAT YOU SCOTT WILL AHEAD OF
TIME SO THAT YOU'RE AT YOUR
FRESH US. THIS COULD BE BEFORE
A NEW PROJECT IT COULD BE
FOR SOME DEADLINES ARE CREEPING
UP SOME TIME TO STEP AWAY AND
THEN APPROACH THE WORLD WITH A
FRESH SET OF EYES. THE OTHER
WOULD BE MORE THE BREAK GLASS
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY TYPE OF
MENTAL
HEALTH DAY WHERE YOU'RE WAKING
UP YOU'RE SEEING THAT YOU'RE
NOT AT YOUR BEST YOU'RE NOT
BRINGING YOUR BEST THINKING
TO IT. HOW YOU OWE IT TO YOUR
EMPLOYER AND THE PEOPLE IN YOUR
LIFE TO BRING YOUR BEST SELF
WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND THAT'S
WHAT MENTAL HEALTH DAYS MAKE
POSSIBLE WE YOU YOU'RE TRAINING
FOR A PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
REST DAYS
ARE UNNECESSARY PART OF THAT
THE SAME IS TRUE FOR OUR
PROFESSIONAL LIVES.
>> WHAT IS THE PROPER PROTOCOL
TO ALERT MANAGEMENT HEY I NEED
A MENTAL HEALTH DAY.
>> SO THERE ARE A COUPLE
SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT ON THIS, I
MEAN ONE WOULD BE IN CERTAIN
WORKPLACES ARE
HIGHLY UNLIKELY. I KNOW THAT AT
MY WORKPLACE, AM FM HEALTH
CARE. WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO
PROVIDE A SELF-CARE DAY TO OUR
ENTIRE WORKFORCE. NO QUESTIONS
ASKED LET US KNOW WHEN YOU'RE
NOT A YOUR BEST SO THAT YOU CAN
PROVIDE YOUR BEST OF THE
PATIENTS, WE PROUDLY SERVE.
IN OTHER ENVIRONMENTS THAT MAY
NOT BE THE CASE I BELIEVE IN
SOME ENVIRONMENTS MAYBE MENTAL
HEALTH IS VIEWED AS SOMETHING
SEPARATE AND IN THOSE CASES I
WOULD JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT
YOU HAVE RIGHTS TO PRIVACY YOU
DON'T ACTUALLY YOUR EMPLOYER,
AN EXPLANATION. THE TRUTH IS
THAT YOU HAVE SICK DAYS YOU
HAVE PAID
TIME OFF UTILIZE THAT
ULTIMATELY YOUR EMPLOYER WILL
BENEFIT WHAT.
>> IF YOUR EMPLOYER DOESN'T
GIVE YOU THAT MENTAL HEALTH DAY
HOW CAN YOU MANAGE YOUR STRESS
WHILE STILL ON THE CLOCK.
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION SO ONE THING THAT I
THINK IS COUNTER INTUITIVE
ABOUT SELF-CARE AND MENTAL
HEALTH IS AND
ACTUALLY CAKES MORE WORK SO
SOMETIMES WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
TAKING A MENTAL HEALTH DAY WE
THINK OF OUT WEINER ON OUR
COUCH WATCHING NETFLIX WHILE
SCROLLING ON
OUR FARM FOR A LOT OF US THAT
ACTUALLY DOESN'T RECHARGES I
LIKE TO THINK OF A GOOD MENTAL
HEALTH DAY AS HAVING SEVERAL
PHYSICAL ACT
MINDFULNESS COULD THE
MEDICATION THAT COULD BE JUST
TAKING A MORE MINDFUL APPROACH
TO THE WORLD YOUR EXISTING AND
AND THEN A SOCIAL ASPECT.
NOW THE THING IS YOU DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE OFF THE
CLOCK TO BE DOING THOSE THINGS
I MAKE HUGE FAN OF TAKING A
COUPLE MINUTES TO
PREVENT DOING GUIDED MEDITATION
THAT I FOUND OUT YOU OR
BUT IN SOME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
IN BETWEEN MEETINGS ANY OF THAT
CAN HELP REFRESH
US BUT A LOT OF THE TIME IT
TAKES WORK TO RECHARGE.
>> I HOPE IT'S OK THAT AND
SHARING MICE. THE STORY FROM MY
CO ANCHOR BAKER BUT EVERY
MORNING HE MEDITATES FOR JUST A
FEW MINUTES, HE GOES IN
A ROOM AND I