June 24, 2016 — Mental disorders are the largest contributor to disease burden in North America, but the developer community and those who employ us are afraid to face the problem head-on. In this talk, we’ll examine the state of mental health awareness in the developer workplace, why most developers feel it isn’t safe to talk about mental health, and what we can do to change the culture and save lives. Attendees will leave with 5 things they can do to make their workplace safer for those dealing with mental health disorders.

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April 19, 2016 — Stress gehört schon fast zur normalen Begleiterscheinung im modernen Leben. Er lässt uns nicht zur Ruhe kommen, macht uns unglücklich und krank. In diesem Vortrag können wir lernen, was Stress ist, wie er funktioniert und wie Meditation Stress überwindet. Als Teil des Vortrages wird Heiko eine Entspannungsmeditation anleiten. Vorkenntnisse sind keine nötig.

April 19, 2016 — Bestimmt kennt jeder so einen „stillen“ Menschen. Sie sind gerne alleine, Small Talk funktioniert nur bedingt und Partylöwen sind sie mal so gar nicht. In Meetings sind sie unscheinbare Teilnehmer, die selten das Wort ergreifen – meistens dann, wenn sie dazu aufgefordert werden. In unserer heutigen, extrovertierten Gesellschaft scheinen sie nicht so recht reinzupassen. Und doch gibt es sie und gerade unter uns Entwicklern sind sie häufiger anzutreffen. Warum ist das so? Was macht einen introvertierten Menschen aus? Jessica erlaubt uns in ihrer Session einen Blick hinter die Kulissen „leiser“ Menschen.

March 26, 2016 — So much attention is paid to the code that goes into making WordPress a stellar product, but you don’t hear much about the human side of it. While you will find the occasional blog post or random tweet talking about mental health and happiness in the WordPress community, most overlook the best way to contribute to WordPress…paying attention to your mental and physical health, and taking care of each other. Give back to WordPress by stepping back from the code and looking at the world around you.

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December 12, 2015 — So much attention is paid to the code that goes into making WordPress a stellar product, but you don’t hear much about the human side of it. While you will find the occasional blog post or random tweet talking about mental health and happiness in the WordPress community, most overlook the best way to contribute to WordPress…paying attention to your mental and physical health, and taking care of each other. Give back to WordPress by stepping back from the code and look around you.

July 2, 2015 — I’ve been through a divorce, had to fire friends, lived — almost daily — with insecurity no matter how successful we or I have been, felt the guilt of success as well. I talk openly about how I see a mental health counselor and am an advocate for good mental health, especially as an entrepreneur who now leads a team of 23 people. Would talk about some of the strategies outside of having a counselor that I have done/do to maintain good mental stability in this often crazy job.

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