Working Less Is Not Goofing Off — It Makes Mental Health Sense

Dr. Patricia Farrell
BeingWell
Published in
3 min readJan 8, 2023

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Too often, taking a "mental health day" off or working four days instead of five is riddled with guilt because we believe not working is wrong and that we should work a whole week.

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The work we do is one way we determine who we are (and others do as well) and our worth. What is one of the first questions someone might ask when first meeting you? "What do you

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Dr. Patricia Farrell
BeingWell

Dr. Farrell is a psychologist, consultant, author, interested in flash fiction writing (http://bitly.ws/S94e), and health.