Work-Life Balance z Dan Cummings, lcsw he*him*his

Rapid Pulse

Fatigue

Weakness and Dizziness

Weight Changes

Insomnia or Increased Sleep

Reduced Resistance to Infection

Memory Problems

Gastrointestinal Complaints

WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?

Mind Body Connection…

Stress Response

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Yerkes Dodson

“Let’s Acknowledge…”

• The challenging and often thankless work you do everyday
• The “Cost of Caring” and the reality of finite personal resources
• The % of time you spend working is high
• That most of our work environments are just “not there yet” and that balancing self-care and everything else is challenging
• That not everything will “fit” for you and that this is a highly individualized process
• That for some of us this may be harder (but very possible) due to many factors such as experiences of:
• multiple traumas
• oppression
• disabilities

Taking care of you at work

• Self care
• Managing stress
• Working efficiently
• Happier More fulfilled days for you

Work Skill Sets

• Delegation skills:
• Communication
• Giving Feedback
• Time Management
• Training work tasks
• Establishing Trust

Work Life Balance
Can we be sure to include the following elements:
1. Techniques to achieve work-life balance (i.e. improving delegation skills, prioritization of work, etc.)
2. How to communicate with your leader when work/life become unbalanced. What information you would gather and how to understand their style of communication/expectations.
3. The effects of not having balance on your work, health, family, etc.
4. Examples of “ been there/done that”, in order words… strategies people have used and had success with!