You’ve poured time, effort, and maybe a few drops of blood, sweat, and tears into your job. Sacrifices have been made. You’ve probably experienced some emotional highs and lows.

For decades, the concept of women in the workforce has been changing and evolving. Women now strive to be equals, achieve big success, obtain that corner office, and grow their salaries like never before.

Anxiety is an extremely common issue affecting more than 40 million adults in the United States alone. It’s something that people experience as part of their daily lives, often struggling with it in situational trigger moments. 

We live in a society where we strive for the idea of perfection. We want the perfect job, the perfect home, the perfect family, and to live happily ever after. 

Roughly one-third of your life will be spent at work. That’s between 85,000 to 90,000 hours, on average, during your lifetime. Experiencing work stress is almost inevitable.

The old saying is true when it comes to being paid well but unhappy at work: "Money can’t buy happiness." Sometimes, we can feel fulfilled and happy in a job that does not pay nearly as much as a job that we don’t enjoy but makes significantly more.

What do we look for in a good job? Benefits? Location? Salary? These are, of course, wonderful aspects to pay attention to while looking for a place to work, but ultimately what makes or breaks a job is the work environment.

We live in a society that tells us that the busier we are, the more successful we are. So we fill our calendars and responsibilities up with as much as possible.

The result? We are all burned out.