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'A useful, compassionate manifesto' - THE SUNDAY TIMES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING AWARDS 2025 - BEST WELLBEING BOOK
Learn how to thrive at work while protecting your health.
If you find yourself feeling increasingly overwhelmed, you're not alone. Recent research shows that one in five of us have taken time off work due to stress and burnout over the last year. Many of us are struggling to cope and don't know what to do next, but there is a way through...
Dr Claire Ashley is a GP and neuroscientist who has first-hand experience of burnout and recovery. She's here to help you feel like yourself again, offering all the compassion and practical advice you need.
Take the quiz to find out your burnout level, identify what workplace and personality factors can be affecting you, and start your six-step recovery plan so you can begin to feel better.
The Burnout Doctor is the ultimate guide you need for spotting, preventing and recovering from burnout - for good.
Contents
Introduction
Part One: Understanding Burnout
1. What is Burnout?
2. Workplace Factors That Cause Burnout
3. Individual Factors That Cause Burnout
Part Two: Identifying Burnout
4. Are you Burned Out?
5. Is Someone in Your Life Burned Out?
Part Three: Recovery From Burnout: The Six Step Burnout Recovery Plan
Phase One: Getting Healthy
Step 1: Admitting There is a Problem
Step 2: Distancing From Work
Step 3: Restoring Your Health
Phase Two: Preparing For Change
Step 4: Questioning Your Values
Step 5: Exploring Work Possibilities
Phase Three: Actioning Change
Step 6: Making Changes at Work
Bonus Step 1: Staying Healthy After Change
Bonus Step 2: Identifying And Overcoming Barriers to Change
Final Thoughts
Parting Advice
References
Index
