The Importance of Setting Boundaries

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"It's such a good question to have me even reflecting on in the moment because there are certainly aspects where things don't feel as clean," she said. "I guess maybe one tangible bit out of that besides just being like, it's kind of messy is that a lot of times I just look at my workload for the next two weeks and I'm like, okay, how are we feeling right now?"

For some of us it’s easy to lose ourselves in our work. But a lack of boundaries between your personal and work life is something mental wellness educator Gloria Chan Packer would warn you twice about. Gloria speaks about the perils of gaining your sense of self-worth from your job, discusses her experience with burnout and stress and shares empowering insights on how to shift our perspectives to create – and maintain – a healthy distance. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts