Breaking the Cycle: Healing from Toxic Workplaces
Start: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM GMT
End: Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM GMT
This is a virtual event
Toxic work environments undermine mental health, especially for marginalized communities. Drawing from both personal and professional experience, Bhavik R. Shah will highlight the disconnect between performative DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging) efforts and the systemic issues rooted in white supremacy culture, such as power hoarding, gaslighting, and the exploitation of marginalized employees.
Key takeaways:
Key takeaways:
- How to identify and navigate toxic behaviors in the workplace.
- Strategies for healing and restoring psychological safety after leaving a harmful work environment.
- Tools for advocating for change, both individually and collectively, to create workplaces that prioritize mental health and inclusion.
Bhavik R. Shah [he/him] is an award-winning leader & culture change strategist at the intersections of mental health & DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging). Bhavik offers 16 years of demonstrated success within financial services, charter networks, and nonprofit foundations on a global scale. He channels his Gujarati South Asian immigrant roots within the AAPI community, bisexual identity within the LGBTQ+ community, and adolescent depression to partner with organizations to prioritize workplace mental health and foster cultures of inclusion. Bhavik's leadership has resulted in various awards from renowned global platforms, and he is a featured contributor in Harvard Business Review & Fast Company.
Join us for a presentation by Bhavik R. Shah followed by a Q&A as time allows.