On average, people spend 90,000 hours at work in their lifetimes. Studies equate this number to one-third of their lives. So to say that professionals must learn to keep their work and private lives separate just implies how much we undermine the effect the workplace environment has on a person’s well-being, particularly mental health.

Self care and work-life balance have a symbiotic relationship. Employees need both to achieve peak performance at work, at play, and at…