Comparison of three approaches to workplace health: occupational medicine, corporate wellness programs, and attentive medicine. My experience In more than 25 years of practice (clinical medicine, humanitarian health, clinical research, pharmaceutical industry), I have observed something simple: sick leave can be one of the most beneficial tools for health. It is not just a time for rest. Sick leave carries a deeper kind of kindness: a kindness in taking care of the relationship with oneself, and therefore, ultimately, in taking care of the illness. Many of the patients I have supported in their healing use this time to bring to light neglected vital relationships, to restore balance in their lives, and to recover new vitality. Sometimes this happens spontaneously, but it is often supported by a particular practice: attentive medicine , which I integrate within my conventional medical work. Attentive medicine Attentive medicine places at the centre a question rarely exp...