Burnout

For many of us, our dream job is the endpoint. When we finally land the job we’ve dreamed of (or the position that will eventually …

Everybody’s “trophy case” will look a little bit different. In this doodle, I illustrate four examples of good day trophies: Notes & Cards. A box …

Good play helps us rest in more satisfying ways, bond more deeply with friends and partners, work more productively, and grow resilience to burnout. So why are so many of us so bad at it? In this article, I share a visual summary of how adults play, according to Dr. Stuart Brown in his book PLAY. Want to learn your play style? Log in via Patreon to take the quiz.

Even before the pandemic, working from home presented unique challenges to the work-life balance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these challenges have become even more pronounced, …

In the simplest terms: burnout occurs when the stress we experience exceeds our capacity to cope with that stress. Some individuals may be able to …

  Recently, my illustrations have been exploring Chronic Stress and Burnout. One way of understanding this slow process of burning out is through the concept …

Most of the “life stories” we encounter through fiction, movies, and summary biographies (i.e. wikipedia) follow narrative development that isn’t really accurate. In real life, …

What Is Burnout? The voice of burnout is not YOUR voice. Burnout will say you aren’t cut out for it, that you don’t enjoy it, …

Our minds and our bodies are intimately connected. In a world that is constantly firing stress signals at us (Hint: just about all advertising is …