Mental Health Resources for Event Professionals
In today’s fast-paced world, mental health is a paramount priority to maintain in one’s personal and professional life. Fatigued mental health leads to burnout, and burnout makes it nearly impossible to thrive in your career or private relationships.
Many event professionals are experiencing burnout as a result of poor work/life balance amidst the demands of the changing industry. In support of World Mental Health Day, we curated a list of mental health tips and resources to help you avoid burnout and focus on the work you love to do.
The current state of mental health in the event industry
The changing event industry, high rates of voluntary attrition, and the demands of adjusting to a new normal have taken a toll on many event professionals.
According to PCMA’s COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard Survey, more than 1/3 of planners and 3 out of 10 suppliers say they are anxious or burned out. It’s such a vast problem that 4 out of 10 planners also reported that they added content related to workplace mental health and work/life balance to their educational programs. They’ve also changed the design of their in-person events to add more wellness elements.
It is clear that event professionals need a healthier work/life balance that is easy to maintain. Let’s look at how to do so.
Tips to promote good mental health
We’ve rounded up some helpful tips and how-tos from other industry leaders to help you foster and maintain good mental health in the event industry.
Everything Planners Need to Know About Mental Health Days – Learn how to take a Mental Health Day and the benefits of doing so.
The Rise of Mental Health Awareness for Event Pros – Break the stigma of mental health, explore mental health trends in C-Suite executives, and learn how companies can support employee wellness.
Stressing Less: Smart Tips for Meeting and Event Professionals – Simple and easily applicable tips for stress management.
Managing Mental Health While Creating Event Experiences – Tangible tips and technology suggestions to reduce mental stress while organizing events.
Mental health resources
While it’s important to have some tricks up your sleeve to combat burnout, it’s also imperative to have a community that supports your mental health. Here are a few amazing event industry resources that prioritize community and mental wellness.
Soundings Thrive Community – Connect with other event planners at our free community events, share your challenges, encouragement, and ideas. We offer a safe space for event professionals to connect and grow together.
MPI Well-being Resources – MPI members gain access to meeting and event planner resources like mental and physical health apps and community events.
Event Minds Matter - A platform created by like-minded meeting professionals to host open conversations about mental health and well-being in the industry.
The Realize Foundation – a non-profit focused on mental health awareness and suicide prevention, founded by an event professional with over 30 years of experience.
Soundings cares
At Soundings, we prioritize mental health because we truly care about you as an individual. We get to know you personally so together we can explore your strengths, desires, and capabilities. Our commitment is to personally help you grow your career, whether you’re looking for freelance, full-time, or contract work in the meetings and events industry.
If you’re interested in finding a new pathway for your career journey, we’d love for you to join the Soundings Thrive community. Come Thrive with us!
