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Work and mental health are connected. Understanding that relationship is the first step toward meaningful change.
This space offers grounded, research-informed guidance for professionals navigating burnout, career transitions, workplace stress, and the emotional patterns that shape how you work and live. If you want focused one to one support, you can learn more about my career counselling services here. Many clients also explore therapy for anxiety or depression when these concerns intersect with their work and well-being.
These articles are here to help you understand what is happening beneath the surface and to support steady, sustainable change.
How Responsibility Accumulates and Leads to Burnout
Burnout often develops when responsibility expands informally while authority, support, and recovery remain unchanged. This article examines how that process unfolds in high-responsibility roles.
Early Cognitive Burnout and Executive Strain in High-Responsibility Roles
Many professionals continue to perform at a high level while noticing that their thinking feels heavier, less flexible, or more effortful than it once did. This article explores the early cognitive phase of burnout, where judgment, attention, and tolerance for complexity begin to narrow under sustained responsibility, often long before emotional collapse or visible disengagement appear.
The Real Reason Burnout Doesn’t Go Away When You Take Time Off
Taking time off can help briefly, but for many professionals burnout returns quickly. This article explains why burnout is not just about workload and what real recovery actually requires.