The Mental Health Advantage
The Mental Health Advantage
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Mental Health Advantage—the podcast dedicated to transforming workplace mental health from reactive to proactive! I’m Stephen Sokoler, founder of Journey and author of The Mental Health Advantage.
Building on insights from my book, this podcast dives deeper into proactive mental health care in the workplace—something I know so many of you are passionate about. Each episode, I sit down with top HR leaders, mental health experts, and industry innovators to explore how organizations can move beyond crisis management and build cultures that truly support well-being, engagement, and performance.
We’ll break down the most pressing challenges, share actionable strategies, and highlight real-world success stories from companies leading the way. Our conversations are designed to be engaging, insightful, and practical—so whether you’re a benefits leader, HR executive, or a business owner looking to drive meaningful change, you’ll find something valuable here.
Episodes are about 30 minutes long and released bi-weekly, so be sure to subscribe and follow on your favorite podcast platform. Let’s redefine workplace mental health—together.
Podcast Insights
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The podcast focuses on proactive mental health care in the workplace, covering topics like adding mental health support for families, creating people-first cultures, and scaling mindfulness programs. Episodes include discussions on US Foods' innovative approach to family mental health support, Claude Silver's strategies for inclusivity at VaynerMedia, and Google's gPause program for fostering resilience.
Welcome to The Mental Health Advantage—the podcast dedicated to transforming workplace mental health from reactive to proactive! I’m Stephen Sokoler, founder of Journey and author of The Mental Health Advantage.
Building on insights from my book, this podcast dives deeper into proactive mental health care in the workplace—something I know so many of you are passionate about. Each episode, I sit down with top HR leaders, mental health experts, and industry innovators to explore how organizations can move beyond crisis management and build cultures that truly support well-being, engagement, and performance.
We’ll break down the most pressing challenges, share actionable strategies, and highlight real-world success stories from companies leading the way. Our conversations are designed to be engaging, insightful, and practical—so whether you’re a benefits leader, HR executive, or a business owner looking to drive meaningful change, you’ll find something valuable here.
Episodes are about 30 minutes long and released bi-weekly, so be sure to subscribe and follow on your favorite podcast platform. Let’s redefine workplace mental health—together.
In this episode of The Mental Health Advantage, Journey’s founder Stephen Sokoler sits down with Nathan Counts, a nationally recognized Total Rewards executive with experience at AT&T and Amtrak.
Nathan reveals how to build benefits programs that not only look good on paper but get used — by everyone, including frontline and deskless employees. He explains how simplicity, trust, and transparency are the foundations of engagement, and how leaders can track ROI through increased usage and reduced medical costs.
If you’ve ever wondered how to reach underserved employee populations and turn benefits into a true driver of culture and performance — this episode is for you.
Key Takeaways:
// What actually drives engagement with Total Rewards programs
// How to reach deskless, global, and underserved employee populations
// The link between mental health strategy and medical cost savings
// Why transparency builds trust — and trust drives usage
// Engagement isn’t a buzzword — it’s a design decision
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