burnout recovery

It prompted a question that’s been lurking at the back of my mind since I started researching burnout. Why are we ashamed of burnout? When I asked Google, no clear answer emerged. Which was annoying because it meant I had to actually think rather than just, like, be told. The thing is, this question is incredibly important. Shame and stigma are more than unpleasant. In conjunction with burnout, shame can be outright dangerous because it compounds the stress we are

As part of the research for my book about burnout, I interviewed people who have been through burnout and come out the other side. My list of questions is long: I find this topic ridiculously fascinating. When I ask what advice they would give to a friend who was on the brink of burning out, one of the recurring answers is take time away from work. Now.