12. Jason Fisher, MNP LLP - Living with a mental illness and how to make a difference

Free to Grow in Forestry - A podcast working to move #ForestryForward Welcome to the twelfth episode of the Free to Grow in Forestry Podcast series where our host Kelly Cooper, CEO and Founder of Centre for Social Intelligence is joined by Jason Fisher, Registered Professional Forester and Partner at MNP LLP. Through this important conversation about mental health in the workplace, Jason shares how his own experiences living with a mental illness has shaped both his personal and professional life, and what people in leadership positions can do to make a difference for their employees. Jason Fisher is a father, husband, friend, mentor, volunteer, community member, avid reader and occasional angler who also works as a Partner at MNP LLP (mnp.ca), providing strategic forestry and business consulting. True to his values of family, growth and inclusion, he works with clients to envision and seize new natural resource sector opportunities that provide local-to-global benefits based on sustainable practices, renewable products and remarkable people. Educated and certified as a professional forester (RPF) and a lawyer (non-practicing), Jason has held senior leadership roles in lumber and biomass manufacturing companies and the B.C. Public Service, where he served as Associate Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. Together, we can move #ForestryForward. Learn more at www.freetogrowinforestry.ca Trigger warning: Content in this episode discusses topics such as mental health, mental illness and suicide, which some listeners may find triggering. If you are looking for mental health services, please visit the Canadian Mental Health Association website at cmha.ca/find-help. If you or someone you know is in a crisis, please call 1-833-456-4566 toll free (In QC: 1-866-277-3553), 24/7 or visit www.crisisservicescanada.ca. ---- This podcast series is brought to you by the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Centre for Social Intelligence. The Canadian Institute of Forestry (www.cif-ifc.org) is the national voice of forest practitioners with an interdisciplinary membership across Canada working to ensure our forests are vibrant, healthy and sustainable. The Centre for Social Intelligence (www.centreforsocialintelligence.ca) empowers individuals and organizations to create inclusion and diversity in the workplace.