Tag: Burnout

• Burnout Is Not Your Fault, But You Probably Think It Is

  

  A few weeks before quitting my job, I went to my boss and said “I’m burnt out, I need help.” Unfortunately there was no help. Everyone else was just as busy as I was, and as consultants we had no control over the deadlines assigned to our projects. At the time we were in the…

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  January 24, 2023

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  Burnout, future of work, insecure overachiever, Mental Health, Sexism, women in tech, work, working moms

• The Bravest Thing I Ever Did

  

  Content warning: this post discusses depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and suicidal ideation. ‘What is the bravest thing you’ve ever said?’ asked the boy.‘Help,’ said the horse.‘Asking for help isn’t giving up,’ said the horse. ‘It’s refusing to give up.’ Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse In July 2022, after traumatically leaving…

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  January 22, 2023

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  Burnout, Mental Health

• My Theme for 2023 is FLOW

  

  January is a wonderful time to set intentions for the year to come. I am just coming off a year of being BRAVE, and it’s feeling like I need to take a break and rest. So this year’s theme is FLOW. Here’s what that means to me – let’s use a running metaphor. When running…

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  January 2, 2023

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  Burnout, Mental Health