Mental wellbeing in the construction industry: ‘It’s ok to not be ok’

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As part of the BBC’s Mental Wellbeing season, Radio 5 Live has been focusing on the construction industry and the mental health of those working in it.

It was really important to me as a mother to let my other children see that it's okay not to be okay." “I think for all the people that take part in the day, if they go back to work the following day and they can talk about their mental health, it's doing something really positive,” she added.“It was really important to me as a mother to let my other children see that it's okay not to be okay but let's try and do the best we can, and I think exercise helped me with that.

“I think that was a big part down to the transition from education into the workplace, being so young in such a mature environment.”, Logan said it’s still difficult to open up at work, because there are “so many people that don't necessarily get it.”

 

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