Aurelia Hack

• Aurelia Hack is an Occupational and Organizational Psychologist, Keynote Speaker and Expert in Mental Health at Work. Aurelia is also the Lead Facilitator for The Workplace Mental Health Method™ Course – Mental Health at Work Conversational Literacy™ for Leaders. She holds a M.Sc. in Psychology and is a published author. She supports organizations, leaders and teams across Europe, gives keynotes, and leads workshops to raise awareness of mental health and empower people to establish health-promoting structures, processes, and organizational cultures. Based on her own story, scientific research and her professional background she is convinced: A healthy corporate culture is not just a “nice-to-have,” but a decisive competitive advantage for any organization.

Session with Melissa Doman

Why Developing Discomfort Tolerance Is a Critical Workplace Mental Health Skill

There’s one thing that often gets overlooked when it comes to supporting workplace mental health: building discomfort tolerance. Whether it’s tough feedback, a heavy workload, or just the chaos of daily life (and the world at large), humans naturally avoid feeling discomfort, because we experience it as a threat (whether we realize it or not). But instead of running from it, employees should learn to manage it (even if they don’t want to) —because discomfort is inevitable, especially these days. When employees can tolerate discomfort, they (ideally) become more emotionally agile, make better decisions, and can handle tough conversations (the ones we often need the most) with a bit more ease. The positive effect? Stronger teams, better problem-solving, and less burnout. In this engaging fireside chat, Melissa Doman, MA, Organizational Psychologist, Former Mental Health Therapist, Author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health At Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well) and Cornered Office: Why We Need To Talk About Leadership Mental Health, and Founder of The Workplace Mental Health Method™ and Occupational and Organizational Psychologist, mental health at work expert, and Owner of Hack Corporate Health Consulting & Communication, Aurelia Hack, M.Sc., will speak about what discomfort tolerance is, why it’s a critical skill for mental health at work, and why HR professionals can (and should) prioritize and deploy discomfort tolerance training in their businesses.