{"id":244556,"date":"2025-04-17T13:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindyourhealth.lockton-mena.com\/?page_id=244556"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:57:57","slug":"may-2025-building-healthy-boundaries-at-work-and-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mindyourhealth.lockton-mena.com\/?page_id=244556","title":{"rendered":"May 2025 Building Healthy Boundaries at Work and Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/mindyourhealth.lockton-mena.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10252_CalendarBanners_InfoBanners3-scaled.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10vw||20vw||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; title_text=&#8221;10252_CalendarBanners_InfoBanners3&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#27AAE1&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Sarabun|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#27AAE1&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|20px|2px|20px|false|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_font_tablet=&#8221;Sarabun|700||on|||||&#8221; header_font_phone=&#8221;Sarabun|700||on|||||&#8221; header_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;34px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1><span lang=\"EN-US\">Building Healthy Boundaries At Work And Home<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=%222025-ET-Intro%22>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a world that constantly demands more from us, setting boundaries can feel like a challenge. 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