Presentation: When Work Is Affecting Your Mental Well-Being

Thursday, 8/27/2026
2:00 - 3:00

Suitable for:

Adults

Work stress rarely stays at work; it bleeds into your everyday experiences negatively affecting your personal life. This session looks at the workplace pressures that wear down your mental well-being and provides you with practical tools and strategies to alleviate the mental toll work holds. You’ll hear from a trained counselor who has helped hundreds of real people navigate their unique work situations to create positive outcomes.

What you’ll learn:

· Recognizing signs of stress and burnout

· Navigating what next steps to take

· Setting healthy work boundaries

· Finding the right systems of support for your situation

Presented by Jaime-Alexis at Empower Work, a national nonprofit organization that provides confidential human support for individuals experiencing job-related concerns through text messaging and web chat.

Connect: Empower Work - Website | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

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