You may need to hear this (if you haven't already): your job is not your family. While you can develop meaningful relationships with your colleagues, calling work your family can actually breed burnout and be detrimental to your mental and emotional health. Mental wellness educator Gloria Chan Packer walks through the exercises you need to shift your perspective and redraw the boundaries between your work and personal life, so you can feel freer and more empowered.

Gloria Chan Packer: Work is not your family

Work is not your family

Blurring work and family boundaries can erode mental health, pushing the need for clear, kind communication and defined limits.

Recognizing and modifying deep-seated behaviors like overwork and perfectionism is crucial to breaking the burnout cycle.

Empowering mental health through expert guidance parallels seeking help for physical ailments; it's about care, not weakness.