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It’s early morning, and that alarm is going off again—time to start a new day doing the same things over again. Dreading going to work is one of the lousiest feelings you can have: that new job “buzz” has faded, and a new reality sets in. Nobody delights in that experience. A massive problem today’s […]

Unprecedented stress levels are one of the worst aftereffects of the COVID pandemic. There was so much chaos and confusion at the time everything was happening. We found ourselves dealing with broken hearts and dreams as we dealt with the many uncertainties we faced. Almost overnight, everything changed, and we faced many challenges. We had […]

Next month will make a year since I shared publicly that I had suffered a mental health crisis during COVID. I shared that I had attempted suicide, had been hospitalized in a mental health facility and that I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. There was more to my story that I didn’t feel comfortable sharing […]

Quiet Quitting is a Mental Health Imperative There has been a lot of discussion and debate about the term “quiet quitting.” Some people would argue that people who are engaging in quiet quitting have entirely “checked out of their job” and are no longer adding value to their organizations. Others would argue that people engaging […]

Let’s be honest. For the past five years, we’ve seen a trend in workplaces across America. A very public, tragic event occurs or is widely publicized, and there is also an immediate reaction from organizations. In 2017, there was the #metoo movement, and organizations suddenly wanted to address workplace sexual harassment. I conducted anti-harassment training almost daily […]

Be careful of labeling someone as “crazy” at work! Yep, it is also unlawful to discriminate because you “think” an employee has a mental disability even if they do not have a disability or are not disabled. This type of discrimination is based on a “perceived disability.” You heard that right, the ADA also protects […]

Natasha Bowman sat down with Jeffrey Hull, the Institute of Coaching Executive Director, affiliated with the Harvard McClean Medical School. In this recap, Natasha discusses how effective coaching methods for managers are effective when mental illness and burnout issues arise in the workplace. She shares a helpful framework, stats, and personal experiences and demystifies things […]

After the murder of George Floyd in May of 2020, corporate America faced a racial reckoning. In addition to protests and backlash in the community, Black employees rallied their workplaces to take a stance against police brutality against unarmed Black men and women while also acknowledging and addressing the systemic barriers that they continue to […]

We are pleased to announce that in partnership with Performance ReNEW,  The Bowman Foundation for Workplace Equity and Mental Wellness, we offer the FIRST Mental Health in the Workplace Certification for HR professionals!!! We invite our first cohort of HR professionals to join us on August 22nd for this one-day certification program. This program also has […]

In less than a year, I survived three suicide attempts, was involuntarily hospitalized at a psychiatric hospital, lost my mother-in-law to COVID, and managed to write a book, start a new one, run a business and start a non-profit. And those were just the highlights! I often stop and ask myself why I continue to […]