FY22-Q1 L&D Mental Health Newsletter

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Thanks for tuning in to the 2nd edition of the GitLab Mental Health newsletter! If you're interested in learning more about the intentions of this newsletter, check out our goals listed in the handbook.

GitLab Resource Feature

Recently, the GitLab team member modern health benefit was updated to include therapy sessions. These sessions were added in addition to existing coaching sessions.

You can learn more about what Modern Health is all about in this short interview with their CEO and founder, or sign up directly in the Modern Health web platform or mobile app.

If you have questions about how this benefit works, please reach out to the total rewards team in Slack

Taking time for mental health

During the month of March, the Learning and Development team encouraged team members to check out the Time Off pathway in GitLab Learn. This pathway is featured on the Mental Wellness channel and includes resources like:

1. A course by John Fitch called Time Off: Design your Rest Ethic
2. LinkedIn Learning courses on Mindful Stress Management and How to create a life of meaning and purpose
3. A call to action to contribute to our handbook section entitled Your rest ethic is as important as your work ethic

Take some time this month to learn strategies about how you can build your own rest ethic. Remember that team members can use the Growth and Development benefit to expense courses like the Time Off: Design your Rest Ethic course linked above.

And, keep an eye out for upcoming opportunities to connect with John Fitch and continute the discussion about building a rest ethic for yourself and your team.

Manager resources

1. We've revamped the Leadership Chats at GitLab to be a safe space for managers to connect and talk about challenging things at work. If you're looking for a space to connect and share experiences with managers across the organization, consider joining one of the sessions hosted each month.
2. Remember that taking time off is critical to your own success. Take a moment now to schedule time off for the next quarter.
3. The next time that you schedule time off for yourself, consider sharing with your team what you did to refresh and reset during your time away from work.
4. Read this article shared in the #mental_health_aware Slack channel this past month about being realistic about the time you have

Team member resources and reminders

1. Take a moment to schedule some time off in the coming weeks to help you reset and rest as we gear up for Q2
2. The Calm app has a fantastic YouTube channel with meditations, stories, and discussions about mindfulness practices
3. Here's a great lo-fi music playlist to turn on in the background while you're working today
4. Join the L&D team in the #walk-and-learn Slack channel to practice the April Skill of the Month, Managing Stress.

If you can, take a break to do nothing with Lebron James for 30 seconds

Discussion

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