How to Effectively Manage Burnout and Set Boundaries

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Many of us tend towards overachieving and just achieving in general. Setting boundaries feels like something we need to either achieve or fail at, she says. "I try to also remind myself and everyone else that this entire journey around behavioral change is not linear"

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