Melissa Doman

So this study showed that people assume, and I quote, that leaders naturally enjoy better mental health and less mental illness by virtue of their position.

And I read this and I was like, oh my God, is this seriously?

And I read it over and over again.

And I was like, this is, it's

proving my point.

You know, we create these mental representations of those in power and it always has been that way in history and it still is.

And with what we ask of leaders today, I just don't know how that's sustainable, logical or reasonable.

Yeah.

Of course, I understand.

And the thing is that when it comes to opening up about struggles, you know, I'm not encouraging an open playing field.

I'm also not encouraging an ironclad door.

I'm encouraging people to build a fence.

The leaders will decide what they let through and they decide what they keep out.

Now, when I'm encouraging leaders to talk about struggle, it's not just to say, I'm struggling.

Ta-da!

No, it's more, I'm struggling because...

this is what I want you to do with this information.

This is why I'm telling you, and this is what I'm doing to deal with it.

It's about explaining what the struggle is to humanize yourself as a leader, explain the connection to why you are mentioning it in a work environment.

And again, going back to self-management, how you're managing it.