The impact of workplace violence on individuals' mental and physical health, awareness, and strict laws to prevent it. This talk shares a personal experience of working in a job where they helped people experiencing violence and the toll it took on their mental state. They stress the importance of prioritizing mental health in the workplace and encourage speaking out against workplace violence to reduce and prevent it. The speaker also shares how freeing themselves from the unhealthy workplace opened up new opportunities for them. Payam Fuad Muhammad graduated from the Department of educational psychology, and she is a volunteer social researcher in many different sectors of Kurdistan region child protection such as the unsupervised children's cells, the sector of children with disabilities, and autism also children with cancer. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx