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It's the beginning of 2026 and there's no better time to think about the best practices we can put in place now to prevent burnout this year. In today's episode, we talk about why burnout is so prevalent amongst young people, and what are strategies we (and workplaces) can use to prevent it!

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00:00 Disclaimer
00:36 Intro and welcome back
02:39 Our wellbeing wins and wobbles
05:31 Understanding what burnout really is
11:08 Six areas which contribute to burnout
14:07 Our experience of burnout
19:28 The prevalence of burnout among young people
26:31 Strategies to prevent burnout

If you liked this podcast, you might also enjoy this other podcast on burnout:
https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/spe...
Some of the key research we chat about can be found below:
Gallup. (2022). State of the global workplace report. Gallup.
Martinez, M. F., O'Shea, K. J., Lee, B. Y., & Haidari, L. A. (2025). The health and economic burden of employee burnout to U.S. employers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Maslach, C., & Leiter, M. P. (2016). Understanding the burnout experience: Recent research and its implications for psychiatry. World Psychiatry, 15(2), 103-111.
Mental Health UK. (2025). The Burnout Report 2025. https://mentalhealth-uk.org
Sonnentag, S., & Fritz, C. (2015). Recovery from job stress: The stressor-detachment model as an integrative framework. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 36(1), 72-103.
Wrzesniewski, A., & Dutton, J. E. (2001). Crafting a job: Revisioning employees as active crafters of their work. Academy of Management Review, 26(2), 179-201.
Zaitouni, M., Hewapathirana, G., Mostafa, M., Al Hajj, R., & ElMelegy, A. R. (2024). Work-life balance: A landscape mapping of two decades of scholarly research. Heliyon, 10(14), e34084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.202...

If you or a loved one needs further support, we strongly encourage you to speak with your GP, psychologist, or another qualified healthcare professional.
Additional support can be found through:
Beyond Blue - https://www.beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 
LifeLine - https://988lifeline.org/get-help/ 13 11 14 
Headspace - https://headspace.org.au 1800 650 890 (for those aged 25 or under)