Save Our Souls — The Mental Health Crisis Facing Companies
Companies can impact mental health by letting go of individualism and improving the quality of life for their employees.
People are not okay.
I fear for the world my daughter inherits; the loss of soul in America to let the planet and children die for profits, the stoking of hate for power, of being the first generation to leave daughters with fewer rights than their mothers. My grief is not unique. My fear is not unique. There is collective grief, collective fear.
Yet, every day I see people getting up to do honest work for the very companies participating in profits over the planet and people. It’s created a dissonance, where financial security is tied to places that don’t see you.
Mental health is a crisis.
The grief, the fear, the dissonance coupled with the “urgency” and “productivity” of work destroy mental health. Even though all of these things are part of systems within capitalism, companies often see mental health as an individual problem. Sure, they’ll offer mindfulness classes to attract candidates but leave the root causes untouched.
It’s classic America. We have quite the love affair with individualism. We encourage individuals to arm themselves with guns for protection. We…
