Ep 3, Workplace burnout

Is burnout inevitable?

Mon 12 Feb 2024

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Burnout has long been a problem impacting Australians in the workplace. But in the wake of the Covid pandemic its prevalence has skyrocketed, with one major 2022 study finding Australia has the highest level of work burnout in the world.

Dr Amy Imms knows what it’s like to burn out. The overwhelm and the loneliness associated with it. But she also knows what it's like to recover.

And these days that’s what fills her working hours, running The Burnout Project, giving hope to others who have burnt out.

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Andrew Laird

Andrew works for Third Space in Canberra and directs Life@Work – an initiative aimed at connecting Christian faith with daily work. In his years working as a journalist, then mentor and spiritual advisor to working professionals, Andrew Laird has seen first-hand the challenges many face in bringing their ‘whole selves’ to work. He’s the author of I am what I do: Reshaping our understanding of self and work and Under Pressure.

Amy Imms

Dr Amy Imms is a medical doctor and the founder of The Burnout Project – An Australian organisation helping people recover from burnout and create a life of meaningful work and joy. She is the author of Burnout: Your first Ten Steps and believes that we can thrive instead of merely surviving with evidence-based burnout-specific support. She provides group support, individual counselling, online courses, retreats, workshops,…

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Is burnout inevitable?

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