Burnout & stress
Learn how to recognize the signs of burnout, develop coping mechanisms, and create a healthier work-life balance. Our contributors provide practical tips and expert advice to help you reduce stress and prevent burnout, ensuring better mental and physical health.
Functional Freeze and the Ideal of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence has become the modern badge of self-mastery, the ability to stay calm, composed, and empathetic no matter what life throws at us. But what if that prized calm sometimes hides...
Healing the Burnout Loop – What You Think You Need vs What You Actually Need
If you are passionate, you can push hard and sacrifice for others. You may be driven by your mission and by your bright inner fire. Your strength of spirit is great, but this fast-paced modern life...
Burnout or Misalignment? Understanding Energy Leaks Through Human Design
Do you ever feel like you’re doing everything "right," yet still feel depleted? Are you constantly supporting others, ticking off your list, showing up with heart, but somehow still running on empty?
Beyond Fitting In – Transformative Benefits of Neurodiversity-Affirming Coaching
Neurodiversity-affirming coaching shifts the focus from fitting in to thriving authentically. Rather than teaching neurodivergent individuals to mask or adapt, this approach celebrates their unique...
The Hidden Link Between Stress and Belly Fat and How to Finally Break Free
You are eating better, moving your body, and doing your best to stay consistent, yet the scale barely moves and your waistline refuses to shrink. The real culprit might not be your food or workouts...
Burnout Isn’t a Badge of Honour – Why Capacity Beats Hustle Every Time
How many of you identify as entrepreneurs? If you’re running a business, you know the unspoken expectation, you need endurance. Merriam-Webster defines endurance as “the ability to withstand hardship...
The Problem of Presenteeism in Counselling Private Practice and What You Can Do About It
Many counsellors consider what they do as a calling. Whilst being fulfilling, research shows that this can be a contributor to the negative impacts on wellbeing. This article explores the evidence of how...
The Innate Intelligence Behind Functional Freeze
We spend years mastering how to function, but few of us learn how to feel safe while doing it. The drive to keep going can slowly replace our capacity to rest, until stillness itself begins to feel unfamiliar.
Work-Life Balance Isn’t About Time, It’s About Remembering Yourself
We live in a world that moves at full speed, where days blur into endless tasks and the pursuit of “balance” feels impossible. Yet real balance isn’t about squeezing life into neat halves, it’s about creating...
Burnout vs. Being Burned by the System – What’s the Difference and Why It Matters
Nowadays, the word burnout is used as a catch-all term, including in cases where the symptoms are not just connected to high levels of chronic work stress that haven’t been resolved or addressed...
Part III: Burnout, Breakdown, Breakthrough – A Complementary, Alternative Medicine Journey
Studies show that prolonged stress can lead to inflammation, impaired cognition, and structural brain changes, particularly in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (Kim & Kim, 2023, Molecular Psychiatry).
Reclaiming Rest – Why True Relaxation Starts Outdoors
When we think of rest, we often imagine lying still, perhaps on the sofa, under a blanket, scrolling or watching something quiet. We equate rest with stopping, with being still, with doing nothing.
Why You’re Still Tired After Doing the Work – The Missing Layer of Nervous System Healing
Have you journaled, breathed, healed your inner child, and dug deep into your shadow work, yet still feel flat, foggy, or fatigued? Do you wonder why, after all your growth, your body still carries...
From Exhaustion to Empowerment – How Black Mothers Can Reclaim Rest Without Guilt
Mothering constitutes a complex and demanding endeavour, characterised by repetitive cycles of caregiving responsibilities such as maintaining bedtime routines, settling children to sleep, and undertaking domestic labour.
Living in the Age of Overwhelm
We live with more comfort and convenience than any generation before us. Technology can handle tasks in seconds, and information and services are available instantly at the touch of a button or a...
