Building More Than Structures: How Mental Health Saves Lives in Construction 🧠🏗️ TTST Interview with Sonya Bohmann from the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention

🔥Show Notes🗒Sonya Bohmann is the Executive Director for the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention a 501 c (3) that was started in 2018. Our mission is to create and share resources for suicide prevention and mental health promotion in construction with the goal of creating a zero-suicide industry. Sonya comes from a reconstruction background having spent over a decade in the commercial remodel and refresh and facilities maintenance space. Giving her the unique understanding of how the industry works and the MH challenges it faces. 📣QUOTE: “If we started thinking about psychological safety or mental wellness at the same level we think about physical safety, we would be able to move the needle.” 🧠 - Sonya Bohmann  Coach Fergie’s Top 5+ Knowledge Nuggets and Take-Aways:People level up their lives when they treat mental health with the same seriousness they give physical safety—because real strength protects both 🧠Many people aren’t afraid of hard work—they’re afraid of judgment, and leveling up means creating spaces where asking for help is respected 🤝When help is resisted, growth comes from patience, consistency, and continuing to plant seeds of support 🌾A simple check-in can be a turning point, proving that caring attention can open life-saving doors 🚪“You don’t have to be a mental health professional to make a difference.” ❤️People rise together when shared stories remind them they’re not alone in their struggles 🔗🔹 Valuable Time-Stamps🔹🕒 03:40 Psychological safety equals physical safety🕒 05:05 Fear blocks mental health conversations🕒 06:10 Power of shared stories🕒 10:05 What to do when help is resisted🕒 18:20 Leaders ask “Are you okay?” 🛠️Recommended Resources:  🌐 Visit the Prevent Construction Suicide Website🔗 Sonya’s LinkedIn 🔵 Sonya’s Facebook📷 Sonyas Instagram🙏Please Consider Supporting the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline🙏Music Courtesy of: fight by urmymuse (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/58696 Ft: Stefan Kartenberg, Kara SquareArtwork courtesy of Dylan Allen