Creating Boundaries Around WFH (working from home)

We’ve been wanting this, FOREVER! Working from home, no commute, less structure, more time with family, flexibility in the day…the list of benefits goes on. And the media is presenting it as just that: Video podcasts in a dress shirt and boxers, cuddling up to your toddler while you summarize that report or having a conference call from your car on your way to the beach.

What’s the reality of working from home (WFH)?

While there are definite benefits to working from home, unfortunately, the images that portray this, artificially glamorize the situation. In reality, for some WFH has been awesome while for others, full-time remote work has been more of a nonstop monsoon of tasks, emails and Zooms. Orchestrating work on the dining room table and in between home-schooling the kids. The challenges are real but the question remains: Is WFH contributing to an increased lack of balance between home and work life?

Moreover, what’s the impact on our mental health?

Mental Health and WFH

When you work from home, it can be challenging to keep your work life separate from your personal life — even more so when everyone in your household is home all the time. The temptation is to check your phone, send that email and quickly go through that PowerPoint…ALWAYS…