“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

“How many deaths are we calling mental health problems when brain injury may also be part of the story?” ~Dr. John Gaal PODCAST: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... John lost his son to suicide at 24. Later, he learned that his son’s brain showed signs consistent with CTE.

We tell athletes to “shake it off,” “tough it out,” and “get back in the game.” In this episode of #HopeIlluminated, I sat down w Dr. John Gaal, whose son died by suicide @ 24. After his death John learn that his son’s brain showed hallmark signs of #CTE. www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin...

Join Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas @sspencerthomas.bsky.social, and guest Dr Colleen Saringer as they explore how job strain impacts families and contributes to work-related suicide risk in the latest episode hosted by the IASP Suicide and the Workplace Special Interest Group. Listen: bit.ly/4iQ63o2

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

Carson, today marks 21 years without you here. My brother, my angel, my friend, I miss you and love you, always. The long tail of suicide grief is real. Your death is fully woven into the story of my life. And yet some days, the hole your absence leaves is deeper. Today, I feel that hole.

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

Construction #MentalHealth Award nominations close December 3rd! We’re accepting nominations for: 🔹 Visionary Organizations (Large, Mid-Size, Local) 🔹 Cutting-Edge Researchers & Applied Science Teams 🔹 Journalists & Media Outlets Elevating Mental Health Stories form.jotform.com/252824048013...

So many children impacted by suicide are searching for ways to express what they cannot yet explain. Ryan’s work reminds us that creativity helps us travel through grief w/o feeling alone or unseen www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... #HopeIlluminated #SurvivorDay #SurvivorsOfSuicideLossDay

The International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is November 22 -- a day when people around the world gather to remember, share stories, and honor those we’ve lost. afsp.org/internationa... Podcast on how to help kids: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... #SurvivorDay #ISOSL #SuicideGrief

Bittersweet week in Dallas. After 5 yrs working with the UA, we passed the torch on a #mentalhealth initiative for 400,000 members across the US/Canada. We trained UA members to lead this work and make it their own w powerful stories & lived expertise. They’re ready & will keep making it better.

Rural behavioral health studies tell us this clearly: when your work is your legacy, asking for help can feel like failure. Naming the pain is the first act of courage. www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... #FarmStress #HopeIlluminated #RuralMentalHealth #AgrarianImperative #FarmStateOfMind

We’re committed to making the #ConstructionMentalHealth Conference (Feb 25-26) accessible to people who are shaping the future of this movement: apprentices, students, lived-experience leaders, early-career professionals, etc. Scholarship applications are open! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

What a great day in Fort Collins. Business leaders gathered for the final session of our 4-part workplace wellbeing series. H.O.P.E. Certification is a program of @unitesurvivors.org International. People with lived experience are co-designing the strategies and overseeing implementation.

Deep in the heart of Texas 🇨🇱 this week for The International Association of Foundation Drilling Safety Summit 2025! Powerful conversations were had about construction workforce leadership burnout & #suicideprevention. #WorkplaceMentalHealth #ConstructionWorkingMinds #LeadershipBurnout

PODCAST: Monica McConkey brings both lived experience & clinical expertise. She grew up on a farm in Minnesota & has spent 30+ years supporting farm families thru hardship, loss & healing. www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... #RuralMentalHealth #FarmStress #SuicidePrevention #HopeIlluminated

There’s nothing quite like the Pacific Northwest. Mt. Rainier rising out of the fog like a ghost on Halloween. Pt 1 #suicideprevention w Wash State Patrol Pt 2 of the trip was soul food. Over a messy, glorious seafood boil (gloves on, laughter loud), Cal Beyer & I swapped wins, worries, and dreams.

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 day in West Michigan! We’re thrilled to bring strategic approaches to workplace wellbeing & hopefully the full H.O.P.E. Certification implementation program to this incredible region. #workplacewellbeing #hopecertification #mentalhealthatwork @thementalelf.bsky.social @jbsinger.bsky.social

LOSS Team Conference in Omaha, Nebraska this week. Felt good to connect back into my roots of suicide Postvention and grief/trauma support for people impacted by suicide. @thementalelf.bsky.social

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

“If mental health is a human right… How are we protecting it on the job site?” When someone is silently struggling, are they truly seen? Or is their situation treated as a personal issue, out of scope? More on World Mental Health Day www.who.int/campaigns/wo... #ConstructionWorkingMinds @who.int

I made it from Carlsbad, CA all the way to Louisville, KY. Today’s meeting is packed w construction business owners and executives who are leaning in, asking the hard questions, and ready to move the needle on mental health in construction. #SuicidePrevention #ConstructionWorkingMinds #SCOARMeets

“AI isn’t here to replace the human touch. It’s here to spark the right words at the right time—so leaders feel less stuck when a tough conversation about mental health comes their way.” — Alex Willis www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... #TechForMentalHealth #AI #HopeIlluminated

Thrilled to feature Alexander Willis — a former NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers player turned leadership coach — on this week’s #HopeIlluminated podcast! We talk about #AI, #leadership, and #mentalhealth. Tune in: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... #WorkplaceMentalHealth @jbsinger.bsky.social

On the most recent episode of the "#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace" podcast Corey Feist, JD, MBA of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation shared this insight: “Effective policy starts with listening to frontline workers.” www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/75 #HealthcareHeroes @jbsinger.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

Register now for the Convening and the Storytelling Retreat (Oct 24 & 25): www.unitesurvivors.com/lived-experi... What you’ll gain: *Practical frameworks to co-design programs w lived experience leaders *Safer storytelling skills that increase connection *A supportive network that opens doors

This week at NECA in Chicago, I had the privilege of training two dozen new trainers to deliver #VitalCog in Construction—a program equipping the industry with life-saving suicide prevention skills. Also got to hear Scottie Pippen! #CSPW #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth #ConstructionWorkingMinds

On October 24th, we’re gathering for something truly special: the Eye of the Survivor Storytelling Retreat as part of the Lived Experience Collective Convening in Colorado Springs. bit.ly/Eye-of-Survivor #NationalSuicidePreventionWeek #EyeOfTheSurvivor @unitesurvivors.org @jbsinger.bsky.social

Next Wednesday is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... Please visit npsaday.org to learn more and take action. Together, we can ensure no physician feels alone in their struggle. #NPSADay #PhysicianWellbeing #SuicidePrevention #HealthcareHeroes

We talk a lot about “burnout” in healthcare. But as J. Corey Feist explains in our Hope Illuminated interview, the reality often runs deeper -- moral injury. Listen to our full conversation here: lnkd.in/df2xN6VS #Healthcare #MoralInjury #Burnout #SystemicSolutions #HopeIlluminated

This National Suicide Prevention Week, I’m deeply grateful to share my Hope Illuminated conversation w Corey Feist, CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation. sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illumin... #suicideprevention #HealthcareHeroes #moralinjury #hopeilluminated #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Theme: #ChangeTheNarrative. At 8pm local, join #LightACandle to remember, support, and bring hope. Leaders: name the day, share trusted resources & make space for real talk. #WSPD2025 #StartTheConversation #WorkplaceSuicidePrevention @iaspinfo.bsky.social

Today is #988Day Workplaces play a special role in making sure this resource is accessible, trustworthy, and credible for every worker. Explore the Workplace Suicide Prevention Month Toolkit: workplacesuicideprevention.com/national-sui...

Another big insight from my Headspace for the Workplace interview with Scott LoMurray of Sources of Strength: Upstream prevention isn’t extra work. It’s a better way of working. www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/73 #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth #WorkplaceSuicidePrevention

I’m feeling so encouraged seeing our nation come together for Construction Suicide Prevention Week. constructionsuicideprevention.com/2025-stand-d... #CSPW2025 #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth #ConstructionSafety #WorkplaceSuicidePrevention

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