Mental health advocate and businessman James Routledge teaches professionals at all levels how to comfortably address mental health in the workplace.

For many, the idea of opening up emotionally at work triggers anxiety.

We have created such a gap between the office and our feelings that we feel we have to maintain a happy face at work, regardless of our internal state.

Not only are emotions work-related, but the two are intertwined. When mental health is addressed well, company productivity rises alongside employee happiness.

James Routledge is the founder and CEO of Sanctus, a mental health coaching service dedicated to changing perceptions of emotion in the workplace.

His expertise in the area led Routledge to write Mental Health at Work, a book for anyone who wants themselves and their co-workers to feel happier and more secure.

Routledge draws on his mental health experiences and work at Sanctus to provide the steps to start a mental health movement at your workplace successfully.