Do We Put the Ambulance at the Top or Bottom of the Cliff? Burnout’s Missing Pieces

Do We Put the Ambulance at the Top or Bottom of the Cliff? Burnout’s Missing Pieces

We’ve been talking about burnout for nearly 50 years, yet people seem to be burning out not just at work now, but also with parenting, self-care, fitness and even daily life. There’s a creeping sense of “I’m just over it” or, as my teenage stepdaughter is fond of saying, “CEBBS”: can’t even be bothered. So, what might we be missing, and what can we do about it?

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Psychological Influence, Media, and Mental Health Literacy

Psychological Influence, Media, and Mental Health Literacy

With constant access to stimulation, entertainment, education, and the experiences of others, it is important to understand the subtle influence that media and comparison culture can have on shaping our emotional responses to crisis moments long before they occur.

Developing our mental health literacy, and recognising why self-awareness is central to self-care, is now an important part of how we navigate, adapt to, and move through the modern world.

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