Living with anxiety—and growing with it

For Hannah, anxiety is more than just mental. Restlessness, shortness of breath, and a racing heartbeat all flare up when she’s busy, a physical reminder that there are boundaries to be kept.

Despite suffering with anxiety since childhood, Hannah was only diagnosed in her late twenties. It was an enlightening moment—and as MVF’s Health & Wellbeing Partner, her experiences have helped her foster a culture of empathy and openness.

You’ll hear more about the techniques Hannah uses to manage her anxiety, how she’s supporting the expanding team at MVF, and why more employees taking mental health days can actually be a good thing.

With over a decade in the industry, Hannah knows all about creating a supportive and empowering workplace culture around mental health. Her health and wellbeing strategy that she developed as Health & Wellbeing partner at MVF, ‘Be Well’, has won multiple awards.

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We help companies respond to the pivotal moments that impact mental wellbeing at work and beyond—driving employee retention and exceptional effort.

We do this by:

• Empowering individuals to take control of their mental wellbeing
• Developing manager emotional intelligence
• Helping HR teams create org-wide psychological safety