Mobile Mindfulness: The Future of Mental Health
May 20, 2021
“I know, honestly, over the past year, I’ve had a couple situations where I felt like I just wanted out.”
Jill Benner will bravely tell you that she wasn’t always keen on using the ample time at home during the pandemic to brush up on her bread-baking skills or invest in a fun new hobby. The senior speech analyst with T-Mobile’s Customer Care says the panic, paranoia and unprecedented isolation caused by the pandemic tested her mental health in ways she could never have anticipated.
She, of course, is not alone.
Mobile Mindfulness: The Future of Mental Health
Mobile Mindfulness: The Future of Mental Health
By Shawna Ryan
Summary
This Mental Health Awareness Month, we continue to investigate how our relationship with our devices has changed since the start of the COVID‑19 pandemic, from setting boundaries in a mobile‑first world to breaking down barriers to mental health access. Through discussions with health experts and a T‑Mobile employee using the company’s digital well‑being benefits, we take a closer look at how the evolution of mental health tools are providing more viable options for so many people in need.
Mobile Mindfulness: The Future of Mental Health
By Shawna Ryan
Submitted by T-Mobile
This Mental Health Awareness Month, we continue to investigate how our relationship with our devices has changed since the start of the COVID‑19 pandemic, from setting boundaries in a mobile‑first world to breaking down barriers to mental health access. Through discussions with health experts and a T‑Mobile employee using the company’s digital well‑being benefits, we take a closer look at how the evolution of mental health tools are providing more viable options for so many people in need.
Processing the Past Year
“I know, honestly, over the past year, I’ve had a couple situations where I felt like I just wanted out.”