I'm about a week through an initial two-week leave from work, to give me some time to reset, recenter and take care of myself. I've been having a hard time with depression lately, so this gives me a chance to switch my brain off and on again, and reach out to my support network so I can come back refreshed.

I think I'll be taking more than the two weeks, probably more like a month or two. It takes time to get health appointments and adjust to med changes. And I want to make sure I can come back 100%.