We actually talked about a whole lot more than mental health on the @gcucau creating healthy workplaces panel this afternoon.
Architecture and building design tech and innovations, nutrition, ops and comms innovations, changing work habits and positive cultural values and behaviours that actually stick are how we improve the environment.
Its the friends, connections and meaningful relationships we create, and valuing ourselves, what we do, and feeling valued that breathes the passion, life, energy and health into buildings though.
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*heads up, this could be one of those “ what a wanker” posts, I’m unsure.. but take from it what you will.
A lot of people are like “omg you must have such a cool life and so many great friends” but there is a reality behind the perception. Don’t get me wrong I love all the things I do, and I choose to do to them, and I’m aware of my own responsibilities and choices here.. But here’s the reality in a picture. >>>
The reality is though that for the last few weekends I’ve slept pretty much from Friday night to Sunday.. a mix of depression, exhaustion and not having made any plans.. or heard from anyone to make any. I realised last night that in the last 2 and bit months my actual social contact has been beyond poor. I’ve had:
breakfast with one mate - and hit his birthday party ever so quickly,
furniture delivered by another,
dinner with one more, and
a great PT who gets me to move my ass when I can.. chats and laughs with my housemate, when we see each other.
beyond that I’ve not made plans with anyone and I’ve not had many people try to make plans.. 🙋🏼♂️🙈 >>>
My social life is work and chatting to people through social, albeit some important and interesting conversations that have helped others as much as me - and I’m always happy to have them, on the odd occasion chats have even been with people who are (and/or are meant to be) friends or close friends.
Like I get it and this isn’t to call anyone out or to try and make anyone feel bad - it’s just life. I work a lot ( too much) and I can be hard to catch - especially when my head is not in great places, we all have lives - which makes it hard or us all to consider everyone all the time, and I’ve never been the type to jump into gear just because someone, or me, is dtf. >>>
But all of that has led to this really unhealthy thing of having almost no social contact in over 2 months, let alone any positive social contact. I guess the message to me, and anyone who wants to listen, is that we have to do better..cause this vibe ain’t the way to roll. And actually, nah man, I’m kinda not ok because of it all. 😏
They say social media is all fake and toxic, I guess it’s up to us to keep it real.
