7 Hidden Ways Your Office Space is Sabotaging Your Calm
Mon Feb 02 2026
You’ve met all your deadlines, responded to all your emailsand you have managed to clear your desk. What is causing you to still feel that tight knot of stress in your stomach? When you get home, you feel totally wiped out, as if you ran a marathon. You were seated at your desk all day.
You probably blame the workload, the pressure from youradmin team, or the never-ending emails. The real problem, however, is something you’re not even noticing? What if the very room you work in is waging a secret war on your well-being?
That’s right. Your office might be quietly cranking up yourstress levels. It’s not just in your head; it’s in the walls, the lights, and the air around you. The constant hum of the building, the flickering lights, the non-stop chatter. All of this secretly sabotages your calm. The good news is that you can fight back.
We're about to expose seven hidden ways your office ismaking you anxious and, more importantly, show you exactly how to fix them. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we are going to share “7 Hidden Ways Your Office Space is Sabotaging Your Calm.”
Marcyline Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in theState of Georgia, a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP®.) She is the owner of M.L. Bailey Consultants, LLC, a private therapy practice that specializes in grief, loss, anxiety, and depression.
Ms. Bailey is the host of "Stress Talk" a podcast that focuses on helping women live healthy lives through strategic stress management and solution focused self-care.
#mlbaileyconsultants #stress #stressmanagement #self-care#mindfulness #mindfulnessmeditation #breath #breathing #newepisode #podcast #stresstalk
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You’ve met all your deadlines, responded to all your emailsand you have managed to clear your desk. What is causing you to still feel that tight knot of stress in your stomach? When you get home, you feel totally wiped out, as if you ran a marathon. You were seated at your desk all day. You probably blame the workload, the pressure from youradmin team, or the never-ending emails. The real problem, however, is something you’re not even noticing? What if the very room you work in is waging a secret war on your well-being? That’s right. Your office might be quietly cranking up yourstress levels. It’s not just in your head; it’s in the walls, the lights, and the air around you. The constant hum of the building, the flickering lights, the non-stop chatter. All of this secretly sabotages your calm. The good news is that you can fight back. We're about to expose seven hidden ways your office ismaking you anxious and, more importantly, show you exactly how to fix them. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we are going to share “7 Hidden Ways Your Office Space is Sabotaging Your Calm.” Marcyline Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in theState of Georgia, a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP®.) She is the owner of M.L. Bailey Consultants, LLC, a private therapy practice that specializes in grief, loss, anxiety, and depression. Ms. Bailey is the host of "Stress Talk" a podcast that focuses on helping women live healthy lives through strategic stress management and solution focused self-care. #mlbaileyconsultants #stress #stressmanagement #self-care#mindfulness #mindfulnessmeditation #breath #breathing #newepisode #podcast #stresstalk