How to Set Boundaries for Yourself

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Gloria Chanpacher gave one of the most viewed TED Talks of last year about how work is not your family. Here's another clip from Gloria's talk that explains why the idea that work is our family is so unhealthy and how it can lead to burnout. If I never take accountability to drive my own internal change, then no matter what external change I make, I will likely keep suffering from the same patterns over and over again.

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