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An illustrated self-help guide for dealing with burnout and overwhelm aimed specifically at women and featuring science-based life hacks that will last a lifetime.
Burnout results from chronic stress and, when we experience it, we feel exhausted and depleted. Our performance suffers and we can feel disconnected and cynical about our work and life. It can lead to more significant physical health and mental health problems.
Many of us yearn for a map which will take us from languishing to flourishing, narrated by an expert who has climbed the same mountain. This book is that map - distilling a century of science into a three-step recipe for treating burnout: Soothe, transcend, then move.
Start Here is here for the overwhelmed reader. Research is supported by relatable personal stories, practical real-life lessons and beautiful illustrations. This is the emotional life manual that you want your smart friend to write...
Clinical psychologist Dr Kerry Makin-Byrd is a noted burnout and wellbeing expert. Alum of Penn State University, University of California, San Franciso, and Stanford Medical School, she was honoured to receive the Special Contribution Award from the Veterans Health Administration in recognition of her impactful policy contributions and clinical teaching. Not only an expert but also a burnout survivor herself, Dr Kerry previously published a memoir, The Ballad of Burnout.