The Big Issue

THE FUTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK

While burnout, work stress and work-related anxiety have become more talked about in recent years, the events of 2020 compounded – if not accelerated – the conversation around the impact work can have on our mental health. When many of our jobs were brought within the four walls of our home, this sudden integration and juxtaposition drastically shifted the way we thought about our ‘real lives’, and, more specifically, the relationship between our mental health and our work.

Having an imperfect work-life balance or suffering from burnout affects us on a deeply personal level, but it’s important we work, but we work hopefully indicates that meaningful change is in the air. So, what might this complex relationship between work and our mental health look like in five, or even 10 years’ time?

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