Football player Andres Iniesta and the psychological support platform for workers ifeel have come together to make visible the importance of mental health care within the world of work. This collaboration with the former FC Barcelona and current Vissel Kobe player aims to amplify the message that all companies must take care of their workers as the main asset and the best way is to worry about their well-being by focusing on mental health, as weighed down by the current pandemic.
Andres Iniesta has always shown a special sensitivity towards all issues related to mental health. The player developed, at a very young age, a great capacity for resilience that has allowed him to manage success and the changes that it has generated in his life. Despite this, the historic midfielder suffered from depression in 2009, after winning the Champions League, La Liga and the Cup with Barça, about which he has always spoken openly.
“I suffered a very big downturn in 2009 after the triplet with Barça and the death of my friend Daniel Jarque. I lived without desire and the illusion disappeared from my life. At a time like this is when you have to ask for professional help. Your family, your friends and your co-workers are the closest to you and the ones who can raise the alarm when you are lost & rdquor ;, he comments Iniesta.
Thanks to the emotional support received during his career, Iniesta is well aware that everyone, without exception, may need help at some point. “Having psychological support in your company seems fundamental to me because it is one of the first lines of fire; companies must promote mental health care for their workers. Representing companies like ifeel is of special importance to me because of my personal experience and because I firmly believe that these tools can be very useful for everyone. We know that the pandemic has worsened the mental health of people around the world in many aspects, and the anxiety, the stress, seeing that things do not go as one wants… They are very common problems in workers. The problem must be made visible so that it is no longer a taboo subject and people can ask for help and find it in their own company”, he assures Iniesta.
ifeel e Iniesta They are thus committed to amplifying the need to provide companies with useful tools to resolve issues related to the psychological field. All in a work context in which it has been shown how active management of the emotional and psychological health of human teams, through the improvement of personal well-being, is key to retaining talent, improving productivity and coping healthy way the challenges.
Through this collaboration, ifeel and Iniesta start a plan called “Táctica Iniesta” which covers a series of actions with which to promote good practices in the field of emotional support and personal and professional development in the field of companies.
Specifically, the collaboration between Andres Iniesta and ifeel goes through a series of communicative actions both online and offline, which will try to make companies aware of the importance of the mental well-being of their employees through the footballer’s experience.
All with the aim of normalizing, making visible and stopping treating psychological help as a taboo subject to achieve mental well-being, from this first line of battle that is the company.
The “Iniesta Tactic & rdquor; It also affects the need to know how to manage success, control the anxiety and stress that may arise in the work environment and channel new challenges. Amir KaplanCEO of ifeel, assures that companies have verified how the pandemic has generated more anxiety, stress and depression, which has led to concentration problems, memory loss, fatigue and inevitable sick leave.
There is a clear correlation between the deterioration caused by the fear of Covid19 contagion, isolation, loss of socialization, the negative part of teleworking, permanent availability and the economic crisis, among many other causes, and this occupational accident rate.
“At ifeel we provide the indicated therapy to alleviate these labor problems and we advise HR managers on how they have to manage this situation”. Psychological care in the company Through its extensive program of collaborations with companies, ifeel is improving the mental health and work environment of major corporations, obtaining results ten times better than other health plans and employee assistance programs.
In this way, mental health care can reach many more people, either through the resources of the app or through ongoing therapy. Employees receive professional therapy from ifeel on any reason for self-care consultation.
They have traditional psychological therapy through videoconferences, in all the spectrums demanded in the world of work, such as the dreaded anxiety or stress, to specific problems derived from the pandemic such as fear of contagion in the office, going through any other aspect such as for example how to improve the relationship with the boss, how to manage a promotion, conciliation…
In addition, ifeel psychologists cover any other aspect of life such as relationship problems, family problems… At the same time, the Human Resources department is trained and receives tools to know the general state of mental health of its employees – through measurable and anonymous figures – and can thus develop action strategies.