Mental Health In The Workplace: Help Yourself Before You Help Others

Define the Line and Grooop hosted a 3-part panel series with health experts, HR professionals, and organizational leaders who are paving the way in the mental health sector. During this session, they focused on how to prioritize your own mental health as a professional, how to identify when you need to take a pause, and strategies for taking care of yourself.

Bios:

Chavonne Hodges is an NYC-based fitness entrepreneur and community organizer with a passion for social impact and fitness. In 2016, she launched GrillzandGranola, a fitness company that curates and creates fitness experiences for women of color, starting with their signature TrapAerobics class. Chavonne, named by the Drum as “50 Under 30 Creative Leaders of Tomorrow” now works as a full-time Wellness entrepreneur.

Rachel Wakeford is an ASW Therapist (#95353) who enjoys utilizing psychodynamic theory, which allows for the client to gain a deeper sense of understanding of what is happening in their unconscious. Having received her Master of Social Work degree from East Carolina University, Rachel has utilized her education and experience in an array of populations such as: grief/bereavement, end of life, various mental health diagnoses, and trauma.

Dr. Larry Sandberg, MD is a Psychiatry Specialist in New York, NY and has over 38 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from New York State U, College of Medicine - Upstate medical school in 1983. He is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst interested in the clinical challenges of combining psychotherapy/psychoanalysis with appropriate pharmacotherapy. He also has a research interest in the psychodynamic treatment of panic disorder.

About Grooop:

Grooop is a platform designed to make safety more fun, intuitive, inclusive, and non-invasive. They work with universities, corporate HR, field-workers, communities, and families to offer full service safety solutions as well as a free mobile application for anyone to use. Their service contracts offer analytics and insights, trainings, personalized integration, tools to fight racial injustice, and more! Grooop’s mission is to create a holistic and positive connotation surrounding safety. Learn more at www.getgrooop.com. Recent mission video: bit.ly/what-is-safety

Nina Barnett is the CEO and Founder of Grooop/Ninz Inc a safety driven organization created to change how the world incorporates safety into daily lives. She is a proud member of the Female Founder Collective. In her spare time you can also find Nina doing stand-up comedy around New York City. You can find her on instagram at @ninabarnett.

About Define the Line Comic:

Founded in 2017, Define the Line is on a mission to eliminate workplace harassment by empowering individuals to speak up for themselves and others. Define the Line's beautifully-designed digital comic books, training facilitation guides, and interactive virtual training sessions help teams and groups engage in meaningful conversations to help end harassment. The Define the Line training series helps individuals know what to say or do when they experience or witness inappropriate behavior, uncomfortable situations, or harassment in the workplace. To learn more about Define the Line and their mission to spark change through meaningful conversations, visit www.definethelinecomic.com

Nikki Larchar, SHRM-CP, is the co-author of a sexual harassment prevention comic book and the co-founder of Define the Line. After years of navigating tricky situations and harassing behavior, Nikki wanted to create the sexual harassment training she wished she had early in her career. The Define the Line comic book and training sessions help individuals know what to do or say when faced with inappropriate and harassing behavior in the workplace.

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