Gloria Chanpacher is a management consultant, but not just any consultant. She was working with people at corporations all across the globe. But when illness forced her to suddenly take a step back from her job, it felt like she was losing herself.
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