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'Why consulting a psychologist is a high-performance decision.' Chartered Psychologist & Burnout Specialist Dr Jill Williams explores perfectionism, work stress, burnout and how eivdence-based psychology for work holds the answers.

When BBC Wales News came calling for an expert contributor to an article on workplace burnout, as a Chartered Psychologist and Burnout specialist, I was happy to help.

Sleep is so important for avoiding and recovering from burnout but can often feel elusive! Here I summarise a few key pointers to help restore the restful sleep you need, by changing your relationship with rest, sleep and stress.

What are the signs and symptoms of burnout? Discover how burnout affects us mentally and physically. How to know if you have burnout and explore how severe or at what level of burnout you are.

What is burnout? Is it new? Is it a diagnosed condition? Is it just work stress? is it different from depression or anxiety? Find all the answers here!

It’s taken me a while to write about this, largely because this was a really difficult time of my life. BUT, I figured that if I expect people to open up to me then maybe I should lead by example, so here goes… I want to stress that EVERY STORY OF BURNOUT WILL BE DIFFERENT. So, later in the article, I’ll try to relate aspects of my particular experience to more general causes of burnout and ways of recovering for you. When I look back with emotional distance and my specialist

Do you suffer with motivation slumps? My last article looked at how our thinking processes can sabotage our best attempts at change or peak performance: Why understanding your failures is crucial to success This article follows on and shows how understanding patterns of motivation can keep us going and stop despair taking hold. Understanding motivation It’s worth looking at what often happens with motivation when people decide to exercise self-control and change a habit. Ini

All or nothing thinking. Negative mindset Here I’m discussing how, despite our best planning, thinking can be the enemy and sabotage our attempts at change and success... time and time again. Y'know, when you set your heart on something, then mess up and feel utterly lousy and motivation is gone? We often have biased beliefs and thoughts. These can be deeply held, just experienced as part of our personality, and that means that they’re rarely noticed or examined. (Also often

What are the causes of burnout? They can be multiple both workplace factors and factors around how we approach work. This article helps you identify what's causing your workplace stress or burnout.