Chum Wellness & SSG Empower Women’s Mental Health

At Chum Wellness, we believe mental wellness is a shared journey, not just a personal one. When organizations prioritize their employees’ emotional and mental well-being, transformative change begins. This Women’s Day, we proudly partnered with Super Star Group (SSG) as their Mental Wellness Partner, taking a significant step toward fostering resilience, self-care, and empowerment in the workplace.

Celebrating Women’s Day with Super Star Group

SSG’s Women’s Day Program was more than a celebration, it was a platform for reflection, connection, and upliftment. Our team at Chum led an interactive session focused on building resilience, managing stress, and nurturing self-worth in today’s fast-paced professional environment. Participants explored practical self-care practices, engaged in open conversations about mental health, and embraced tools to support their emotional well-being. From mindfulness techniques to everyday mental fitness strategies, the session was designed to be both practical and empowering.

The Importance of Mental Wellness in the Workplace

In high-performance environments, mental wellness often takes a backseat. However, research shows that companies prioritizing employee well-being experience improved productivity, engagement, and retention. Women, in particular, face unique challenges, balancing personal and professional responsibilities, navigating workplace expectations, and often prioritizing others over themselves. Targeted corporate wellness initiatives can make a lasting impact, creating inclusive and supportive work environments.

Addressing Women’s Mental Health Challenges

Recent data highlights the urgent need for women-focused wellness programs. In 2025, women are 30% more likely than men to report that their mental health has worsened over the past year, and they are 26% more likely to have taken time off work due to mental health issues (Meditopia for Work). Additionally, 79% of UK employees experience moderate-to-high stress levels, with women and younger workers being particularly affected (MHFA England). These statistics underscore the importance of initiatives like our collaboration with SSG, which empower women to build resilience and prioritize self-care.

Staying Ahead of Wellness Trends

As we move into 2025, corporate wellness is evolving to meet diverse employee needs. Trends such as personalized AI-driven programs, financial wellness support, and wearable technology are reshaping how organizations approach well-being (Wellhub: Corporate Wellness Trends). At Chum Wellness, we’re committed to staying at the forefront of these advancements, ensuring our programs are innovative and impactful, especially for women facing unique workplace challenges.

Empowering Women Through Wellness

Women’s well-being is at the heart of this collaboration. By addressing topics like resilience and stress management, we aim to equip women with tools to thrive both personally and professionally. At Chum, we’re dedicated to creating spaces where mental health conversations are normalized, and self-care is prioritized. This partnership with SSG is a step toward embedding wellness into workplace culture, ensuring empowerment through wellness becomes a reality for all employees.

Gratitude and Looking Ahead

We’re deeply grateful to SSG’s leadership for recognizing the importance of mental wellness and creating space for these vital conversations. Collaborations like this advance workplace well-being, and we’re excited to continue supporting organizations that care for their people beyond business. Let’s keep building a culture where wellness isn’t just encouraged, it’s embedded.

Take the Next Step Toward Workplace Wellness

Ready to prioritize mental wellness in your organization? Explore our custom corporate programs, workshops, and one-on-one support designed to enhance employee well-being at Chum Wellness Services.
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Women’s Mental Health in the Bangladeshi Workplace

Women in Bangladesh’s professional environment navigate a particularly complex set of pressures. In addition to workplace performance expectations, many professional women manage significant family and household responsibilities, navigate gender-based power dynamics in the workplace, and face social expectations that make acknowledging personal struggle feel professionally risky.

The SSG Women’s Day programme directly addressed this intersection — not by treating women’s mental health challenges as extraordinary, but by normalising the conversation and equipping participants with practical tools suited to their actual lives.

Key Elements of the SSG Mental Wellness Programme

The session delivered by Chum Wellness’s team covered three core areas:

• Resilience building: Understanding what psychological resilience actually is — not the absence of struggle, but the capacity to process difficulty and continue functioning effectively. Practical exercises for building this capacity over time.
• Stress and self-care: Evidence-based self-care that goes beyond surface-level advice — addressing sleep, physical regulation, cognitive patterns, and boundary-setting in a realistic Bangladeshi professional context.
• Workplace mental health conversations: How to talk about mental health with colleagues and managers — what to say, how to say it, and how to access support without fear of professional consequences.

Why Organisations Like SSG Invest in Women-Focused Wellness

Super Star Group’s decision to partner with Chum Wellness for Women’s Day reflected a strategic understanding: that generic wellness programmes do not address the specific pressures faced by women in professional settings. Targeted programmes that acknowledge these specific challenges are more effective — and more valued by participants.

Organisations that invest in targeted women’s wellness programmes see measurable returns: improved retention of female talent, higher engagement scores, reduced sick leave, and a stronger employer brand in a labour market where female professionals increasingly evaluate organisations by their cultural commitment to wellbeing.

Extending the Partnership

SSG’s investment in this programme reflects where leading Bangladeshi organisations are heading. Chum Wellness supports this trajectory through ongoing partnership structures — recurring workshops, access to individual counselling for employees, and manager training that equips leaders to sustain the culture of openness this session began.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do women in the workplace benefit from targeted mental health programmes?

Women face specific pressures — managing professional responsibilities alongside family expectations, navigating gender dynamics, and often internalising stress rather than seeking help. Targeted programmes address these specific challenges more effectively than generic wellness content.

What mental health topics are most relevant for Bangladeshi professional women?

Stress management in dual-role environments, building workplace boundaries, self-care that fits real schedules, and managing the specific pressures of being a professional woman in Bangladesh’s social context. Chum Wellness adapts content to the specific organisation and team.

How can we set up a women’s mental health programme for our organisation?

Contact Chum Wellness via the corporate enquiry form. We offer bespoke women’s wellness workshops, group sessions, and access to individual counselling — designed around your organisation’s specific culture and needs.