Thursday Feb 12, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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About the Book.
Clinical psychologist, TED Speaker, and author of Emotional First Aid offers a guide to combating the many stresses modern work imposes, based on recent research and the stories of clients Winch has helped to thrive in the relentless grind of today’s workplace.
Whether we like it or not, work is central to our lives. Most of us define ourselves by our work; it gives us a purpose, it enables us to maintain our lives, our homes, our nourishment, our recreational pursuits, and it puts us often among like-minded people who share and appreciate our skills and achievements. No wonder we feel it is so important. But the dark side is that it intrudes on our lives and unconsciously takes over our thoughts, our priorities, and even our coping mechanisms. Especially in recent years, the separation between work and home is blurrier than ever, and we struggle to maintain healthy boundaries, to restore ourselves and recover our attention and energy, to give due focus to our loved ones, and to nourish other essential aspects of our self.
In Mind Over Grind, Guy Winch explains how our enmeshment with work reinforces these unconscious tendencies and reveals the damage they do to our careers and personal lives, as well as to our emotional health. He argues that attaining a work-life balance involves changing how you think both at work and at home. And he offers clear, practical strategies we can use to regain control, change our mindset, and be more intentional, so we can excel at work and flourish in our personal lives.
About the Author.
Guy Winch is a psychologist and the author of three books that have been translated into twenty-eight languages, and his three TED Talks have garnered thirty-five million views. He is a gifted storyteller who offers science-based concrete strategies that empower. His work has been covered by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. He lectures widely at corporations, conferences, and government think tanks. His private practice is in New York City.
About the Moderator.
Mita Mallick is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today and LA Times Best Selling Author. Mita is on a mission to fix what’s broken in our workplaces. Her most recent book, The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn From Bad Bosses, tackles head on how bad bosses aren’t born. Bad bosses are made. Mita is a corporate change maker with a track record of transforming businesses. She’s a highly sought-after speaker who has advised Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice, a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Adweek, and Entrepreneur.