Can You Actually Be Friends with Your Coworkers — and Still Beat Burnout?
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Humans Being Well
A collaborative exploration of what it truly means to be well at work.
This bestselling book, curated by Changing Work, brings together diverse voices and lived experiences to challenge outdated workplace norms and redefine wellness at work. Instead of offering one-size-fits-all advice, Humans Being Well explores the intersection of psychological safety, leadership, community, and burnout prevention through stories, research, and frameworks designed for real-life application.
Each chapter offers a fresh perspective—from yoga therapists to DEI practitioners, from corporate leaders to mental health experts—on how we can build workplaces that are not only productive, but conscious, inclusive, and human-centred.
Niya Bajaj’s contribution shares a powerful framework for building community at work and preventing burnout, rooted in the ABCs of sustainable connection and the lived realities of high-performing professionals who are tired of pretending everything is fine.
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Who's behind this chapter?
This chapter is written by Niya Bajaj, a certified yoga therapist, leadership coach, and burnout recovery specialist who helps high-achieving humans navigate their work lives without sacrificing their health or purpose.
Published by Changing Work, Humans Being Well is a collective committed to transforming workplace culture through diverse, real-world perspectives on wellbeing.Â
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"Turns out, human connection is a burnout prevention strategy."
If you’ve ever wondered whether being close with coworkers is “unprofessional” or just another emotional load to carry, this chapter will change how you see it. Research shows that positive relationships at work don’t just feel good — they reduce burnout, increase motivation, and help you stay engaged without running yourself into the ground.
In this free chapter of the bestselling book Humans Being Well, Niya Bajaj shares the ABC’s of building psychologically safer workplace communities — rooted in collaboration, care, and conscious culture-building.
