How an you ensure a healthy work-life balance?

In today’s ever-changing climate, we are now seeing an increase in jobs becoming remote and more people transitioning to permanent work-from-home positions. While this has many benefits and perks, we are also seeing that it leads to an increase in stress and a reduction of a work-life balance. When you work in an office, you have the ability to clock out and leave work behind for the day. As you work from home, at times there can be no disconnect or it may be challenging to set boundaries on when to end work for the day. Additionally, one may also find working from home to be distracting due to confounding variables such as other people around you and distractions. The consequence of this can lead to job resentment, stress, anxiety, and possibly poor work performance. It is important to set boundaries and designate work time from personal time, even while working from home. Speak to your supervisor and set times that you will be on the clock working and designate the times that you are unavailable. Plan out break times when you put your phone down, close your computer, and let yourself take a breath. Your mental health is very important and even as you work from home, it is important you allow yourself the time to breathe and take part in enjoyable, and relaxing personal activities. An additional setup in the home that makes for a conducive work environment may also be beneficial.