Articles on how work can harm psychological health — burnout, psychosocial hazards, moral injury, workplace bullying and the hidden load carried by helping professionals.
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that many helping professionals carry quietly. It’s not always visible in appointment numbers, productivity targets, or calendar load. In fact, some clinicians and care workers appear highly capable on the outside — functioning, responsive, dependable — while internally operating in a near-constant state of emotional and cognitive strain. For…
Most people can recognise when work is physically unsafe.A slippery floor. Faulty equipment. Something clearly not right. Psychological safety is different. It’s often quieter, slower, and much easier to explain away. You might tell yourself: But over time, something starts to shift. You feel more tired than usual.More on edge.Less like yourself at work. This…
Is it just a bad day, or burnout? We all feel a bit off sometimes. But when that “off” feeling becomes a way of life—when getting out of bed feels like climbing Everest—you might be experiencing more than everyday stress. You could be dealing with burnout. I work with adults who have been quietly burning…
We throw the word burnout around a lot these days.“I’m so burnt out.”“This job is burning me out.”“Just need a holiday and I’ll be fine.” But what if burnout isn’t just about working too hard?What if it’s what happens when your nervous system has been in survival mode for too long—and your body finally hits…