Deborah Friend Wilson, Addressing Mental Health in the Restaurant Industry

After more than two decades in marketing and communications for global consumer and technology brands, Deborah Friend Wilson transitioned her passion for public-facing communications into a career of mental health and wellness education and advocacy.  She studied at the University of Paris, La Sorbonne and holds a BA in psychology with an emphasis on organizational behavior. An entrepreneur and innovator at heart, she co-founded and operated a successful public relations and marketing agency in Seattle for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and subsequently served as a communications consultant and freelance writer in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2016, she transitioned from a public facing corporate career to one focused on social science and mental health advocacy.Spurred on by Covid-19 global pandemic and its ongoing trauma impact on social and interpersonal dynamics, she founded a management consulting practice to address the transformative effects of Covid-19 on workers in the hospitality industry. She is a strong advocate for the reduction of mental health stigma in the restaurant industry and believes that workers are in desperate need for mental health services and wellness support. She has been able to apply the most current research in mental health and social science theory to her work with individuals and hospitality organizations in a Covid-19 world.More about Deborah-https://www.deborahfriendwilsonconsulting.com/https://thelakehousebellevue.com/wellness-program/More about Liz-Work- https://www.lizshealingtouch.com/Radio Show- https://www.voiceofvashon.org/raise-the-vibePodcast- https://www.buzzsprout.com/958816Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/raisethevibewithlizInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/raisethevibewithliz/Support the show