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First up: it’s important to know that burnout is common, and nothing about it is shameful.
It can be a debilitating condition, and recovery can be hard work. But you don’t have to do it all on your own!
If you are currently experiencing serious distress (or if someone you know is), you can telephone one of these numbers for services that provide emergency mental health telephone support, wherever you are in the world.
Unsure if you’re experiencing burnout?
- Read my newsletter feature about the early warning signs of burnout here.
Below are several resources that may be helpful if YOU are struggling with burnout:
- Guidance on dealing with burnout from BeyondBlue.
- More guidance on dealing with burnout from the Black Dog Institute.
- Suggestions for neurodiverse people experiencing burnout from YoungMinds.
- Help for people under 25 with identifying and dealing with burnout from ReachOut.
- Talk to other people who have experienced burnout by joining a support group or finding an online forum (e.g., the BeyondBlue online forum system).
- My feature article on why so many people who burn out experience shame — and why they shouldn’t have to!
- My discussion about early warning signs of burnout with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Lisa Leong and BeyondBlue‘s Luke Martin for ABC Radio National’s This Working Life.
- Burnout podcast Share, Inspire, and Explore, including my discussion with host Chis Wilson about obstacles to burnout recovery and how to overcome them, available in video (Part 1 / Part 2) and audio (Part 1 / Part 2) format.
Here are some resources that may be useful for PROFESSIONALS working in this space:
- READ BEFORE BURNING, my newsletter about burnout and how to manage it.
- My report on early warning signs of burnout, based on preliminary results from my Experiences of Burnout 2025 study.
- Mind on the Job podcast episode Burnout & Wellbeing at Work featuring burnout expert Professor Michael Leiter.
- My conversation about managing burnout in the workplace with FlourishDX directors and Psych Health and Safety hosts Jason van Schie and Joelle Mitchell.
- My interview with Dr Bronwyn Milkins about supporting clients who live with burnout, for the podcast Mental Work (pending).
- Practices to help people recover from burnout from PositivePsychology.com (a learning resource site for mental health practitioners).
