I spoke to Bronwyn Milkins, delightful host of the psychology podcast Mental Work, about my lived experiences of — and subsequent research into –burnout, and the implications for mental health professionals seeking to accurately diagnose and effectively help clients with burnout.
When someone finally has the courage to open up about feeling burned out, the response they get can make a huge difference. A supportive response can facilitate trust, hope, and effective recovery. A poor response can do the opposite — and you would be shocked at how many “poor response” stories I’ve heard.
This is an article about what NOT to do.
Returning to work can be hard after any illness or injury, especially burnout. This issue looks at return-for-work programs and how to improve the return-to-work experience for workers who have been recovering from burnout.
I appeared on the Share, Inspire, and Explore podcast to discuss why recovery from burnout can be so difficult. Across two episodes I explain six obstacles to recovery, and I provide some advice on how to overcome them.
We’ve all heard about people who burn out because they never take holidays. But these stories encourage the belief that vacations will fix everything. In this issue I discuss why that belief is dangerous, and explain what we can do to make the best of our breaks.
I was fortunate to have a deep, practical, and honest conversation about burnout with Adam from the It’s Good to Talk podcast. We discuss what burnout really means, where it comes from, and why so many people seem to be experiencing it today.
Most people who go through severe burnout say they wish they’d recognised the early warning signs. In this issue of Read Before Burning, I describe the results of my Experiences of Burnout 2025 study that investigated early warning signs of burnout.
I recently appeared on the ABC Radio National program This Working Life to discuss early warning signs of burnout, including results from my Experiences of Burnout 2025 study, with host Lisa Leong and Beyond Blue’s Luke Martin. Click on the image to listen to the episode on the ABC’s website. Or listen here:
I enjoyed speaking to Jason and Joelle, the hosts of the Psych Health and Safety podcast, about my own experiences, how to identify someone experiencing burnout, and some approaches to managing burnout at work.
In this issue, I discuss some of the obstacles to recovery from burnout, and how to overcome them.
