Friends call Yi Feng the "Mental Health Guy" for doing many things relating to mental health for the past 12 years. He is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Master Solution Focused Practitioner, Certified Narrative Therapist, and Organization Development enthusiast, seeking to build mentally healthier workplaces and more socially impactful organizations. Yi Feng hails from Singapore and visited Idaho in May 2024 as a fellow with the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). While in Boise he worked with Mike Krause, Chief Coaching Officer of Global Bound LLC, to 'make good trouble' and improve workplace mental health. Yi Feng shares interesting insights about Singapore, his first impressions of Idaho, and his approach to belonging and well-being.
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