How to Stop Work From Taking Over Your Life
About this episode
Dr. Laurie Santos discusses the impact of work stress on life with psychologist Guy Winch and shares tools to reclaim personal time.
Work doesn’t end when the workday does. Even after we close our laptops, our minds keep replaying awkward meetings, looming deadlines, and unfinished to-do lists. Over time, that “always on” mentality can quietly hijack our relationships, our health, and our happiness. Dr. Laurie sits down with psychologist and bestselling author Guy Winch ( Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life ) to explore the science of work stress — and why so many of us get stuck in fight-or-flight mode long after we’ve left the office. Plus, Ben Walter, host of “ The Unshakeables ” and CEO of Chase for Business, shares what he’s learned from working with small business owners who don’t have the option to simply “clock out.” If you’ve ever felt like work is bleeding into everything, this episode offers science-based tools to help you take your life back. Resources mentioned in this episode: Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life " Burnout: A Review of Theory and Measurement " " The Relationship Between Workplace Stressors and Mortality and Health Costs in the…
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