CEA - Mental Health Challenges in Civil Engineering

<p>We’ve all at some point wondered how the process to become a civil engineer in other countries goes and what requirements and examinations people need to meet and pass in order to get the desired initials, whether they are P.E, C.Eng., etc. Today, we’ll take a closer look at how this process takes place in the UAE, as well as a deep dive into a really important topic most civil engineers simply, and mistakenly, ignore: Mental Health.</p> <p>Abdulrahman Atif and Ghanim Kashwani are two civil engineers from the UAE who have been friends since the old college days, and they’re the hosts of the Civil Engineering Vibes Podcast. They both got their bachelor's degrees from the American University of Sharjah, and while Abdulrahman got his Masters from Heriot-Watt University, Ghanim got his Ph.D. from the same university. Focused on the ever-changing modern world, the goal of their show is to talk about topics most universities nowadays do not have in their core curriculum but that should be addressed, such as entrepreneurship, the need for programming skills, as well as career and personal development.</p> <p>By elaborating on a period of Abdulrahman’s life in which he went through severe depression and mental health issues, both because of the stress of the work and some personal matters, the three of them dive deep into the reasons we may have mental burn out as civil engineers and how simply letting go of the stigma related to mental health can be beneficial. After all, it’s okay to go to therapists. Once we get past that, they argue, we can avoid those uncomfortable periods.</p> <p><strong>Resources (some links are affiliate links)</strong></p> <p>Ghanim Kashwani - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghanim-kashwani-90739389">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghanim-kashwani-90739389</a></p> <p>Abdulrahman Atif - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulrhmanatif">https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulrhmanatif</a></p> <p>Civil Engineering Vibes - <a href="https://www.civilengineeringvibes.com/">https://www.civilengineerin