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Ep 2: How a Successful CEO with Bipolar Handles Mental Illness at Work

Posted by Natasha Tracy | May 12, 2022

Snap Out of It! spoke with Saskia Lightburn-Ritchie, a person who lives with bipolar disorder and is the Chief Operating Officer (CEO) at My CWA (Cheshire Without Abuse), a charity in the United Kingdom. Thanks to Saskia’s experience with bipolar disorder, she designed her own role such that she can be a successful CEO. And she passed those supports and ideas down to her staff. Now, more than 60% of her employees have a mental illness and they have very low turnover because of how she treats her people — with respect, dignity, and what they need medically.

Saskia and I talk about what it’s like to work with bipolar disorder — in her other positions vs. today — and what it is she does to ensure that people with medical issues like mental illness can be successful at work. We also talk about the costs involved in these changes and the benefits this has brought her entire company.

Ep 1: The Extraordinary Mental Illness Program at Johnson & Johnson

Posted by Natasha Tracy | May 6, 2022

Snap Out of It! talked with Geralyn Giorgio about an incredible program she created for employees with mental illness and employee caregivers at Johnson & Johnson. We talk about her personal experience with mental illness, why she’s driven to help others affected by mental illness, and how the group she created can be rolled out in your workplace. Get ready to want to take action!