One of the first responses to chronic stress is evaluating our work life. Often, well-meaning friends and family suggest getting a better grasp on a “work/life balance.” The assumption is that you work too much and live “real life” too little. Therapist Landon Dunn, LISW, LICDC, suggests this is a false dichotomy. “There is no work vs. life. All of life is just life.” What someone might be seeking is for a person to spend less of his/her life working, which can bring balance to the physical...

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