Mental Health Awareness Month, celebrated in the U.S. in May, is a time dedicated to raising awareness about the overall importance of mental health and well-being.
At SWE, we recognize the unique challenges faced by women in engineering and technology, including the pressures that can lead to burnout, imposter syndrome, stress, and mental health challenges.
To support our community of women in STEM, we’ve compiled this list of podcast episodes, blogs, and magazine articles that provide stories and information on well-being and mental health topics.
Diverse: a SWE Podcast
- Ep 259: Addressing Mental Health Stigmas in Asian Cultures: The SWE Asian Connections Affinity Group shines a light on mental health stigmas in Asian cultures in this episode, featuring Vandana Khanna, Dr. Katherine Nguyen Williams, and Sarah Koenig.
- Ep 244: Overcoming Stress and Burnout in Engineering: Explore how two women engineers, Yanet Borrego and Cary Kaczowka, navigated workplace stress and imposter syndrome and ultimately found fulfillment by helping others.
- Ep 230: From Doubt to Empowerment: Navigating Imposter Complex With Tanya Geisler: TEDxWomen speaker and leadership coach Tanya Geisler dives into the phenomenon of imposter syndrome and provides actionable tools to help women in STEM cultivate more confidence.
All Together Blog
- Mental Health & Women in STEM: SWE Member and Global Ambassador Preethi Karpoor reflects on how the experience of being a woman in STEM can intersect with mental health.
- Am I Doing Enough? When Imposter Syndrome Strikes: Kalie Knecht of the GradSWE Affinity Group shares three tips to help engineers overcome imposter syndrome.
- Quieting Your Harshest Critic: You: The SWE Early Careers Affinity Group shares tips to overcome self-doubt, including insights from the work of Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
SWE Magazine
- Diamonds or Dust?: Engineers and mental health experts share their experiences and approaches to healing from burnout and stress, revealing new ways to shine.
- Leadership for a New Resilience: Women engineers in leadership discuss their efforts to prioritize mental health and work/life balance on their teams.
- Making Restful Resilience a Priority: Find insights on how to take breaks and prevent overwork, plus statistics on burnout in the workplace.
