Take back my life song
I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed of late. Eight months of surgery, chemo, radio then hormone blockers - aint they a treat?!? Just loving the hot flushes! Months where my life was driven by setting...
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Hi Tracey
like you, I had a stressful job and although I had worked part time all throughout treatment, a lot of my role was taken over by other managers. My work made the decision for me by sacking me 2 months before I finished treatment. I was devastated and angry at the time but in reality they did me a favour. I now work part time and am no longer in a management role. Financially it's not great but we are managing but from my health stand point it is working out great. I knew my old position was high stress but I didn't realise the impact it was having on me until I started my new job. Allowing my body and my mind the time to heal has been very beneficial. I really think I would have struggled working full time again, let alone in a stressful role.
All you can do is try and if it's not working for you, change things. No one goes through this and doesn't change in some way. You may even find that you have more empathy and understanding than previously and are actually better at your job because of it. Good luck. Karen xox