Episode 149 - From Crisis to Care: Strengthening Mental Health in the Workplace with Jessi Beyer

About this episode

This episode features Jessi Beyer discussing mental health challenges in the workplace and strategies for creating a culture of care.

Join us for a powerful episode exploring mental health in the workplace and practical support strategies with crisis mental health expert Jessi Beyer. In this compelling conversation, Jessi unpacks the realities of mental health challenges, particularly in high-risk and safety-critical environments. Backed by eye-opening statistics and real-world stories, she explains how these challenges directly impact performance, culture, and overall workplace safety. Jessi emphasizes the importance of building a true culture of care grounded in trust, psychological safety, and meaningful peer support. She also introduces her impactful L.I.F.E. framework for suicide prevention, offering clear, practical guidance to help leaders and teams take meaningful steps toward prevention. If you are ready to move your workplace from crisis response to proactive care, this episode delivers practical strategies to strengthen mental health and ensure every team member feels seen, supported, and valued. Tune in. This is a conversation that truly matters! About the Guest: Jessi Beyer, MHP, is an award-winning international speaker, #1 best-selling author of How To Heal, and a crisis mental health…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Michrowski

Guest: Jessi Beyer

Topics covered

• mental health
• workplace safety
• crisis management
• psychological safety
• peer support
• suicide prevention

Keywords

• mental health
• workplace
• crisis
• support strategies
• L.I.F.E. framework
• psychological safety
• peer support
• suicide prevention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Global Health and Pharma

Books & works: How To Heal

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