by api | Apr 17, 2026 | Articles
TL;DR: Social isolation increases mortality risk by 33%, comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes daily. Your brain is biologically wired for connection. Loneliness drives depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline. Building meaningful relationships through vulnerability,...
by Mike Veny | Apr 16, 2026 | Articles
I've watched this movie play out dozens of times. The company realizes employees feel disconnected. Leadership springs into action. More happy hours. Team lunches. Mandatory fun events. Six months later? The same employees report feeling even more isolated. Here's the...
by Mike Veny | Apr 14, 2026 | Articles
This is something event planners ask me all the time – and honestly, I was confused about it for years. I've been a professional keynote speaker since 2011, and something completely unexpected happened early in my career. People started receiving continuing...
by Mike Veny | Apr 7, 2026 | Articles
I've been speaking about mental health for years now, and I have to be honest with you… Watching organizations hire the wrong speakers makes me cringe. Here's what I see happening: Companies throw money at motivational speakers who sound good on paper but leave...
by Mike Veny | Mar 31, 2026 | Articles
Over the past few years, I've been watching healthcare burnout statistics reach crisis levels. The numbers don't lie, and they're getting worse. More than 50% of physicians nationwide reported burnout symptoms in 2024, with nurses and frontline staff right behind them...
by Mike Veny | Mar 25, 2026 | Articles
You're planning a workplace event and might wonder: how much does a mental health motivational speaker cost, and couldn't we just use someone internal? That's tempting, but there's measurable value in bringing an outside expert to address mental health. Companies with...
