Steps towards recovery from burnout So how do we recover from burnout? Maslach says: “I use an analogy with a canary in a coal mine. The canary has difficulty surviving due to the toxic fumes. It is not about fixing the canary to make it more resilient. “There are coping strategies that will help you … Read more
go to therapy Of course, it doesn’t have to be related to the type of mental health issues that require an official referral. Another convert to psychotherapy in her old age is Mandy Farthing*, 69, a recently retired lawyer, whose main goal in seeing a psychotherapist is to get help dealing with the difficult relationship … Read more
Hitting the sidewalks, despite what we’ve been led to believe, could In fact, it is not the best way to escape from a bad mood.. Academics at Ohio State University compared “arousal-increasing” activities like hitting a bag, jogging, bicycling, and swimming with “arousal-decreasing” activities; deep breathing, mindfulness, meditation and yoga. The latter were most effective … Read more
From the outside, the lives of the super-rich may seem enviable. But for those who grew up in the opulent world of trust funds, elite boarding schools and vacations on private Caribbean islands, their privilege often comes with a hidden price. For 55-year-old artist Edward Benson*, that price was around £20 million, which he lost … Read more
Philip Morgan, 66, reframed his thinking after going through a series of health problems, including silent strokes (caused by a frontal lobe injury), a cancer diagnosis and early-onset vascular dementia. “Life seemed just hopeless,” he says. “However, now I can talk about good ways to overcome hopelessness.” Once skeptical of alternative mind-body practices, “it was … Read more