Burnout is a malady that’s usually associated with high-flying professionals, caregivers, and athletes. Unfortunately, being busy seems to have become a national pastime across the board these days, whether you’re a CEO packing in 18-hour days, a stay-at-home mother schlepping your kids to endless activities, or a member of the fast-rising sandwich generation juggling work, family, and ageing parents. Between longer working hours and 24/7 connectivity to the office, kids and extended family, downtime has become a concept many of us can only dream of. “The issue today is that the demands don’t turn off when the sun goes down and it is time to relax,” says clinical psychologist Dr Peta Stapleton. “Our nervous system is firing all the time.” And if you keep pushing
