Women's Health

Stress-Eat Much?

by STEPHANIE ECKELKAMP May 16, 2018 3 minutes

ANN PEARCE* SCORED her dream job in her thirties, moving from teacher to elementary school vice principal—but before long, it was more of a nightmare. First, she was bullied and yelled at by her boss, who was struggling to fulfill her own duties. Then, just months later, she was unexpectedly shifted into a new and even more demanding role as high school vice principal, a job for which she felt completely unqualified.

To compensate, she pulled long hours—70 to 80 per week—and everything but work was put on the back burner. “I was leaving the house before

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