Burnout: a modern buzzword, used loosely by some but fully understood by others, it’s now recognised by the World Health Organisation as an ‘occupational phenomenon’, with research highlighting devastating implications for people who ignore it, from the 146,000 lives claimed every year in the United States alone, to the 1 trillion dollars in lost global production every year.

But what is burnout and how do we stop it?

The World Health Organisation describes burnout as ‘chronic work place stress that has not been well managed’, describing 3 key symptoms:

1)   Emotional, mental, physical exhaustion (you’re not just a bit tired and in need of a lie-in or a weekend away: you’re utterly finished, overwhelmed and feel