I’ve always been someone who super ambitious. I’m not sure where that came from. It wasn’t a pressure that my parents put on me. I was always competitive with myself. I wanted to do the absolute best that I could do. That meant going to the best university, getting great results in my degree and …
February 2021
The Stages Of Burnout
One of the things that I completely missed when dealing with burnout is that it doesn’t happen overnight; the stages of burnout are distinct, each with individual warning signs. If only I had known this earlier on, perhaps I would have spotted the signs and avoided a severe burnout, but better late than never. In …
How To Talk To Your Boss About Burnout
One of the hardest things when you’re experiencing burnout is knowing how to talk to your line manager about it. It can feel as if there’s a stigma attached to putting up our hands and letting people know that we’re struggling. We’re conditioned to believe that we need to show how good we are at …