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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

The value of vacation in 2024

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Taking time to rest isn't always as easy as it looks, but it's a skill we can all learn.
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Have you been too stressed out at work to even think about taking time off this summer? Did you check your work email during your last vacation?

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talked about the need to unplug from work and how a lack of time away from our jobs can impact our health.

Discover how learning to rest is a skill many of us need to develop and practice. Callers joined the discussion about how employers and managers can create a work culture that supports people taking vacation. 

Guests: 

  • Carrie Oelberger is an associate professor of leadership and management at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and a McKnight Land Grant Professor at the University of Minnesota.

  • Aisha Mgeni is a licensed marriage and family therapist with Therapeace Counseling. 

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MPR News host Angela Davis (left) talks with Aisha Mgeni in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Wednesday.
Gretchen Brown | MPR News

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