Empowerment – kmb Counseling

There just never seem to be enough hours in the day. Between jobs, yes, jobs plural, going back to school full time, and raising/managing the lives of 3 teenagers, I think it’s safe to say that I do not have a work-life balance. But what does that really mean? Does that mean I make both time for my job and time for my family? Or time for my job outside of the house and for my ‘jobs’ at home (cooking, grocery shopping, endless laundry. Endless. Dishes.)? Does work-life balance mean that I actually take some time to myself? Or to do things with my family, like, have a meal together instead of running endlessly?

Here is a great TED Talk regarding this balance:

Keeping Your Sanity in an Insane World

Do you feel like time is just slipping away? Does everyday seem just a little bit more crazy than the last? Of course it does! Social media has us overly stimulated, partisan divided, and just when we think it can’t get crazier… well… it does. After watching the documentary “The Social Dilemma”, it really had me thinking about choices I’m making without realizing I’m making them. It might be time to pay more attention to the little details than to zone out on my phone doom scrolling for hours on end.

Here’s a video excerpt from the documentary that I think exemplifies the connection between mental health and social media.

Work/Life Balance

Keeping Your Sanity in an Insane World