Mental Health Awareness Month and Needing a Human Connection Speaker to Get You Through It

Every year, May is considered Mental Health Awareness Month, and it reminds us to pause and reflect on how we are really doing while also checking in on other people who might be in the same position. For many people in the workplace, like regular employees, leaders, and more, mental health conversations are still difficult to have. Workplaces will go and celebrate productivity, but quietly overlook the exhaustion and burnout that so many face all the time.

Studies in recent years have shown this to be a major problem that needs to be addressed. According to Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report, only 20% of employees worldwide feel engaged at work, while 22% report experiencing loneliness during the workday. Mental health should not be a side conversation any longer in the eyes of an HR department. It is a human connection conversation that we feel needs to be addressed.

In this blog, we will look at why you need a human connection speaker to get you through it in order to address mental health awareness.

The Burnout Epidemic in the Workplace is Real!

When it comes to the relatability of mental health struggles, nothing comes close to being as relatable to a person as burnout in the workplace. 

The report that we mentioned in the beginning shows a low percentage of those who feel engaged. Low engagement is a sign of major burnout among employees. Employees may also feel a good sense of pressure that comes with that if their job feels like it’s in a rough spot. From there, a cycle is created that has been shown in countless people.

This cycle will see employees stop speaking about their work in a way that feels honest. The warning signs of this will be completely missed by HR teams and leadership. Eventually, people will just completely disengage emotionally long before it takes a toll on them physically. Mental Health Awareness Month gives organizations a chance to address this at the core.

This is done through meaningful conversations that create lasting change. This is where speakers like ours at Human Connections Speakers can make a difference. The right voice on stage at an event can help teams feel permission to discuss topics they may have avoided for so long, not knowing when the right opportunity was to speak out. A powerful keynote speaker can open up in a way that’s exactly what you’ve been looking for. Human connection matters!

What Can Your Workplace Do Right Now To Help You?

Mental Health Awareness Month is the perfect opportunity for organizations to ask an important question: “What kind of workplace experience are we creating?” According to a 2026 NAMI-Ipsos workplace poll, employees are actively asking for more mental health support, training, and open conversations in the workplace. 

People who suffer from mental health issues are not looking to have their problems solved overnight. All they need is some acknowledgement, and who better to help with that than a keynote speaker? We can bring in someone from our team who can sit with you and hear you out while speaking through a meaningful dialogue. Our speakers invite you to come forward and be vulnerable about how you’re feeling. All it takes is asking someone one simple question, “How are you doing?”

And hey! Guess what’s coming up? Summer! The sun and warm weather are coming back around, which means an instant boost to everyone’s mental health. Winter time with the cold weather and the snow doesn’t always help with mental health, and now that we are out of it, this is a great time to start listening to people. Emotional anxiety is at an all-time high during those colder seasons, and now with summer, you have a lot to look forward to.

One of the things you can look forward to is an event with one of our speakers in attendance. Speakers like Brian Miller, Darryll Stinson, Mike Shoreman, and Karen Faith. They are our primary mental health speakers who include this conversation in their speeches. We can’t recommend them enough; they are all great at what they do. If you want to learn more about this topic or schedule an event with one of these speakers, give us a call and reach out when you can. We will be more than happy to help!