Removing the Mental Health Stigma From The Workplace with Michelle E. Dickinson

Aim to Win Podcast

Michelle’s Short Bio: Michelle E. Dickinson is a Wellbeing Strategist and
passionate mental health advocate. She is also a TEDx speaker and a published
author of a memoir entitled Breaking Into My Life . Michelle goes first and sees
herself as the bridge that helps people get comfortable with their mental health
so that they reach out and get the support they need before they hit a crisis. She
makes it ok to not be ok and thrives on making a real difference in the lives of
others – especially around their wellbeing.
After years of playing the role of child caregiver to her bipolar mother, Michelle
embarked on her own healing journey of self-discovery. She went on to spend
years working to eradicate the mental health stigma within her own workplace
by elevating empathy and compassion, causing more open conversations, and
leading real change in how mental illness is understood. She was instrumental
in building the largest and fasted growing employee mental health employee
resource group while at her fortune 50 company.

She also knows first-hand what it feels like to struggle with a mental illness after
experiencing my own depression due to her divorce. This has provided her with
a rich perspective.
Michelle is out to do her part to eliminate the stigma by normalizing the mental
wellbeing conversation within the workplace and beyond. She partners with
innovative leaders to bring them her Psychological Resilience programs and
mental health strategies to recenter employees and cultivate cultures of
compassion. Her signature Resilience webinar has made a positive impact on
thousands of employees during COVID-19.
Links

Instagram: @michelledickinson71
Twitter- @mdickinson13
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michelle.dickinson.146?ref=bookmarks
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-e-dickinson-7882013
Free Chapter of my Book: http://breakingintomylife.com/excerpt/