When a suicide happens, the clock starts ticking, whether leaders are ready or not. Listen to why the first 48 hours matter.
PODCAST with Dr. John Gaal www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/84
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #SuicidePostvention #LeadershipInCrisis #PsychologicalSafety #MentalHealthAtWork
“Leave the industry better than you found it.”
That means building systems that allow people to rest, not just endure.
PODCAST: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/82
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #Leadership #Recovery #Burnout
“When you take PTO, take PTO.”
Science agrees.
Mental detachment (not location) is what restores health.
LISTEN HERE: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/82
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #PTO #Burnout @jbsinger.bsky.social @thementalelf.bsky.social
It’s Dec 24 -- and many of us are heading into PTO.
Science reminder:
Vacation helps only if you mentally detach.
Thinking about work = stress, not rest.
New episode with Daniel Oates:
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/82
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #PTO #MentalHealth @jbsinger.bsky.social
When Work Stress Comes Home: Understanding the Spillover Effect in Work-Related Suicide with Dr. Colleen Saringer
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/80
In partnership with @iaspinfo.bsky.social
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #WorkRelatedSuicide @jbsinger.bsky.social
Here’s the truth: if people don’t feel physically and psychologically safe, nothing else lands — not engagement, trust, or performance.
Take a listen: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/79
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #MentalHealthSafety #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Too often, workplaces wait until something goes wrong to respond. But what if instead, we got really good at catching what goes right?
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/79
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #MentalHealthSafety #ConstructionWorkingMinds
NEW podcast episode, featuring a conversation w/ longtime safety-culture thought-leader Bill Sims. We bridge physical safety & mental health to show how safety culture can be a powerful foundation for resilience.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/79
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #MentalHealthSafety
Culture change doesn’t happen just because we care about mental health.
It happens when we systemize, embed, and normalize it—turning wellness from an afterthought into a daily operational standard.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/77
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace
In my latest Headspace for the Workplace episode, Brandon Evans and I explore how wellbeing needs reps & recovery -- just like physical fitness.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/77
#headspacefortheworkplace
This quote from my podcast guest Monica McConkey has stayed with me:
“Meeting people where they are means acknowledging their reality - not dragging them into yours.”
That’s what it takes to build trust in workplace mental health.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/76
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace
Exciting news! My latest Headspace for the Workplace episode features Brandon Evans of Fire to Light!
Brandon is a retired firefighter & fierce advocate for #mentalfitness.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/77
#headspacefortheworkplace @jbsinger.bsky.social @firstresponders.bsky.social
J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, reminded me in our #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace podcast conversation that “supporting worker wellbeing requires a multidisciplinary approach.”
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/75
#SuicidePrevention #HealthcareHeroes
New episode! Corey Feist of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation joins Headspace for the Workplace to unpack why policy reform -- not just awareness -- saves lives at work.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/75
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #WorkplaceMentalHealth
One of Brad Anderson's key takeaways in our Headspace for the Workplace episode: “Get to know people in recovery and ask them about their journey.”
Hear more of Brad’s wisdom here: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/74
#Recovery #Connection #WorkplaceMentalHealth #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace
Brad Anderson, executive at IMA Financial Group, Inc. said something during our Headspace for the Workplace podcast interview that really struck me: “Experience recovery. Go where the miracles are happening.”
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/74
#recoveryispossible #headspacefortheworkplace
New Headspace for the Workplace w Brad Anderson. Recovery wisdom = leadership wisdom.
We discuss the paradox of anonymity, as well as the connection between humility & accountability.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/74
#Recovery #Leadership #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace @jbsinger.bsky.social
Just in time for National Recovery Month #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace ep
“Use drug testing to help, not to fire.”
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/72
#Construction #Safety #RecoveryAtWork #Leadership #MentalHealth #RecoveryMonth, #RecoveryIsForEveryone #RecoveryIsPossible #RecoveryIsREAL
New episode: Dave Argus’ playbook for recovery-safe jobsites—test to help, not fire + multi-chance agreements with real guardrails.
Listen → www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/72
#Construction #Safety #RecoveryAtWork #ReturnToWork #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace
New episode is live! Take a listen to my conversation with Sources of Strength CEO Scott LoMurray on upstream mental health at work.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/73
#UpstreamPrevention #WorkplaceWellbeing #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace @iaspinfo.bsky.social
Zero-tolerance ≠ safety. Turn drug testing into early detection + support. My #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace interview with Dave Argus focuses on keeping people in recovery safe & employed.
Listen: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/72
#ConstructionSafety #RecoveryAtWork #ReturnToWork #MentalHealth
“Language access saves lives and money.”
Loretta Mulberry on why doing the right thing for workers is also the smart thing for business.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/71
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #SafetyCulture #LanguageAccess #MentalHealthAtWork
Episode drop: Lost in Translation
Language access in the workplace can be the difference between life and death.
Listen → www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/71
#HeadspacefortheWorkplace #WorkplaceSafety #LanguageAccess #MentalHealthAtWork
“When things get heated, pause and be curious," Dr. Charlie Cartwright
This is one of my favorite leadership mindsets from our recent Headspace for the Workplace episode.
Listen here: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/70
#EmotionalIntelligence #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #WorkplaceMentalHealth
“It’s easy to show up for others on the sunny days; people need us during the storms" @DrCharlieSpeaks
Charlie Cartwright said it best in our new #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace podcast episode. Leadership with compassion.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/70
#leadershipskills #psychologicalsafety
New podcast alert!
I sat down with Dr. Charlie Cartwright to talk about what real leadership looks like when times are tough.
#PsychologicalSafety isn’t a "soft skill", it’s strategic.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/70
#LeadershipMatters #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace @jbsinger.bsky.social
Trauma doesn’t clock out when we clock in. In this poignant conversation with Eli Embleton of Zachry Corp.
Listen to our discussion about Trauma-Informed Workplace now: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/69
#TraumaInformedLeadership #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #MentalHealthAtWork #Construction
What happens when a Kaiser Permanente exec shares his #mentalhealth story with his entire team?
It changes everything.
Listen to my powerful conversation with Adam Nemer → www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/68
#LeadersGoFirst #MentalHealthAtWork #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace
EAPs aren't the solution on their own; trust & culture change outcomes. Grateful to Suzi Craig of Mental Health America for joining me on #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace to break down the "Mind the Workplace" report.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/67
@thementalelf.bsky.social @jbsinger.bsky.social
How can authentic leaders address fear in the workplace without losing authority or trust?
In #HeadspaceForTheWorkplace, Russell Peterson shares how emotional shutdown happens & how leaders steer fear productively.
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/20...
#WorkplaceWellness #Leadership
