Workplace stress and burnout

Workplace stress and burnout are increasingly common and they are no joke! The challenges burnout and stress bring have a profound impact on your life. Together we can work to navigate these difficulties and get back on track and feeling like you again.

Stress and burnout can feel like an inconvenience. You have deadlines, you have responsibilities, you have people relying on you... Perhaps you convince yourself that peaks and troughs are normal in your line of work and you'll rest when your next holiday comes around, but the stress never seems to lessen.

Operating with raised stress levels for an extend period of time is a genuine risk not only to your performance but also to your health and your emotional wellbeing. It is not a personal shortcoming but an issue with real psychological and physical effects.

Burnout isn't just about feeling tired. It affects every aspect of your well-being. These behavioural and physical signs are indications that your body and mind might be struggling.

Recognising the signs of stress and burnout

You might be feeling:

  • Detached or numb

  • Less motivated or driven

  • Less confident

  • Irritable, aggressive or tearful

  • Unable to cope

You might be thinking:

  • It's difficult to concentrate or make decisions
  • Everything is awful (Catastrophising)
  • Your problems are huge and your achievements are tiny

How you might be acting:

  • Procrastinating
  • Working longer hours
  • Taking more sick days
  • Being less productivity

How your body might be feeling:

  • Persistent fatigue or exhaustion
  • Headaches, feeling tense or having stomach issues
  • Insomnia or oversleeping
  • Changes in appetite
  • Heart palpitations or shortness of breath during stressful moments

How we will work together

Building a plan tailored to you and your needs, we will work on addressing the root causes of burnout and equip you with tools for lasting recovery:

  1. Identifying sources: Let's work to pinpoint the real sources of stress, revealing patterns you're maybe too close to notice.
  2. Regulating your nervous system: Burnout is a physiological state, not a moral failure. You can't "think" your way out of burnout if your body is stuck in survival mode so we will work together to build strategies to help you regulate your nervous system.
  3. Rebuilding boundaries: Stress and burnout often stem from giving more than you have. We will work to help you  establish healthy boundaries without guilt.
  4. Building different habits: We will focus on helping you redesign your habits, expectations and environment so the patterns that bought you here are  not repeated. Burnout recovery is as much about reconstruction as it is coping.
  5. Accountability and support: When burned out, energy for self-help is low. We provide the accountability and support you need to move forward.

Who benefits most from this support?

Anyone can experience workplace stress and burnout - certain professions and roles are particularly susceptible due to high demands and emotional loads. If you are in one of these roles, our tailored support can be especially beneficial:

  • Healthcare workers (nurses, doctors, carers)
  • Teachers and education staff
  • Emergency workers (police, fire, ambulance)
  • Customer-facing roles 
  • Managers and leaders with heavy responsibility

What Next?

Get in touch - we'll have an initial chat and go from there.