Work/life balance gets harder as your responsibilities increase.
Whether you get a promotion or you've gotten more work added to your plate, you probably go through 3 phases:
Phase 1: You find out you're getting new or more responsibilities
"ok this is going to be a lot, but I got this"
Phase 2: You start doing new/more responsibilities
"omg this is hard and it feels like all I'm doing is working"
Phase 3: You're doing new/more responsibilities for a few weeks
"ok I'm getting better at this, but I need to get back to some work/life balance"
But how do we not get stuck only working, and delay getting back to work/life balance?
Go back to 3 work/life balance basics:
1) Bring back the boundaries
Start working specific hours again - like 8am-5pm
Shut off work notifications outside those hours
ACTUALLY take lunch (and not at your desk)
2) Have something going on besides work
Make a point to play pickleball, do yoga, plan things with friends
This keeps your sanity in & outside of work (those closest to you will thank you too!)
3) Use the morning to set the priorities before the day starts
Ask: what needs to be done today/this week for me or the team to succeed?
This may be the only calm time you get in the day, so don't pass it up!
Reminder - you're still a good and reliable employee by doing the life part of work/life balance!