Burnout has had quite the rise. In a handful of years it went from an obscure occupational phenomenon to a household name. Chances are you know someone, or are someone, who has been laid low by a relentless workload or toxic relationship with productivity. “The always-on nature of modern work, where emails ping at 10pm and Slack messages arrive on weekends, has obliterated the boundaries that protect downtime,” says Dr Claire Ashley, a GP and author of The Burnout Doctor: Your 6-step Recovery Plan. It’s little surprise that the 2026 Burnout Report by Mental Health UK shows that 91% of UK adults have experienced high levels of pressure and stress in the past year.
But there’s one upside to reaching breaking point: a chance to rebuild the way we work for the better.
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