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title: Work is Not Meant to Love You
description: Explore why modern work may not love you back and discover strategies for leaders and employees to navigate stress and foster productivity together.
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# [Work is Not Meant to Love You](https://www.aartrijk.com/aartrijk-insights/work-is-not-meant-to-love-you)

 Written by [Peter Van Aartrijk](https://www.aartrijk.com/aartrijk-insights/author/peter-van-aartrijk) | 2/9/26 1:00 PM

What if work isn’t supposed to love you back? In this episode, [Jenn Urso](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennurso/), founder of The Leadership Project, joins [Peter van Aartrijk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-van-aartrijk-1445244/) on the On Point Podcast to unpack why modern work fuels stress — and how leaders and employees can find a healthier, more productive middle ground.

Curious to go deeper? Learn more about the cutting-edge leadership work Jenn and her team are doing at 👉 [theleadershipproject.co](http://theleadershipproject.co/)

 

 

[Watch Here!](https://open.spotify.com/episode/62cLf8Z0wnh3hNgsqoIFJD)

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