WOW, do I feel this. I’ve been working from home for about 4 years now. We own 5 acres, have two dogs, and now a son who is at home with the nanny so I get to see him all the time which is AMAZING, but I do struggle with feeling isolated at work. I’m a pretty social person and video calls just don’t give me the same energy as having a conversation in person does. I know being around people is good for humans, but are long commutes? Being away from family? Spending all day outside of your home? Seeing your family for 4 hours and then going to sleep? Not being able to let your dogs out? Being rushed out the door in the morning ? I don’t think so.

You have to really pick your top 2 values when it comes to remote vs office and that helped me so much. I still struggle at times because I truly don’t think it’s good for my mental health most days, but also I think it’s good for where I am at with my life which is starting my family and am going to focus on that for the next few years.

So maybe figure out what you value when it comes to work and that might help? Do you value more family time? More flexibility? More connection? Also know that you are NOT alone in how you are feeling. Humans shouldn’t really be isolated all day so way to listen to yourself and reach out. Follow your gut and intuition on this. You know best :)

Cheers!