Years ago, amid an unfolding spring, my retail store was failing. As a sole proprietor, I was the only person invested in my success or failure, and my sales figures and customer counts were still weak a few months in. My mental health became as fragile as my shop.
Entrepreneurs are often viewed as being more susceptible to mental-health struggles than others. A 2019 study from the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Business Development Bank of Canada found that 62 per cent of entrepreneurs reported feeling depressed at least once a week, while 46 per cent felt mental-health issues interfered with their ability to work. That resonates with me: I would need to close my store for “mental health days” during my own lowest points.
I would have gladly seen a psychologist, but I was like the more than a third of entrepreneurs surveyed in the CMHA study – I couldn’t afford private mental-health care. Such supports during the pandemic have largely defaulted to free web tools and self-care. Financial relief programs have been positioned as supports to mental health, but many small businesses can’t qualify for programs such as Canada Emergency Business Account loans.
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