She experienced burnout again in 2024, and what she learned was “how cumulative burnout can be”. Again, it took going to see a therapist to recognise what was happening.”Psychotherapist Siobhán Murray is a burnout recovery specialist and author of The Burnout Solution. But burnout is feeling emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted for extended periods of time with no respite.”Nor is burnout exhaustion. “All sectors should be more aware of burnout, so they can support employees before burnout happens. “It was my body’s way of telling me to look at my life, so that I could change how I was living it.”

Source: Irish Examiner April 10, 2026 16:07 UTC