Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE, is a psychologist and principal at Executive Therapy & Consulting. He has 13 years experience as a nonprofit executive, including four years as CEO of a $6 million association. Nabil is a licensed psychologist who can see patients in over 30 states via telehealth and is available for individual counseling.

As a global speaker, Nabil speaks to businesses and associations on mental health topics such as stress and wellness, burnout, impostor experience, and creating a culture of employee well-being.

In this episode, we talk about:

• How the pandemic lockdown led to social isolation and an increase in loneliness.
• How remote and hybrid work is affecting association staff — and why choice is so important for employees.
• Managers are not trained in how to supervise remote workers.
• Telling the difference between stress and burnout.
• Telling the difference between stress and burnout versus more serious anxiety and/or depression.
• Associations that provide mental health resources and benefits improve employee recruitment and retention.
• It's not just from the COVID-19 pandemic — there's an intersectionality of mental health issues in the U.S. related to social justice issues, microaggressions, the political climate and more.
• The importance of finding ways for social connection, for both extroverts and introverts.
• The importance of supervisors scheduling regular meetings with their staff and teams — and learning how to be better listeners.
• How to incorporate mindfulness, deep breathing, and laughter into your daily lives to help combat stress.

Resources:

• Nabil's website: https://executivetherapy.solutions
• Email Nabil at nabil@executivetherapy.solutions
• Nabil on Twitter
• Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a Surgeon General Advisory in May 2023 on the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection.

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