When Chronic Pain Becomes the Third Thing in Your Relationship
Burnout, chronic pain, and relationship disconnection aren't three separate problems. They're one system in distress. Therapist Ingrid Johnston explains what that loop actually looks like — and why more effort is the wrong tool for getting out of it.
Say the Hard Thing Out Loud: What First Responder Culture Teaches Us About Burnout, Identity, and the Courage to Ask for Help
Bridget Carney has seen burnout from every angle — as a family member of first responders, a former Fortune 25 executive, and a therapist who knows that being trauma-informed and being culturally competent are not the same thing. Her advice for everyone: say the hard thing out loud.
Stop Optimizing for Your Best Days
Integrations engineer Nischal Rana joins Systems Check to talk burnout in DevOps culture — why the grind gets normalized, what it really costs over time, and the one mindset shift that changes everything: stop optimizing for your best days and start building for your average ones.
Burnout in Tech: Why Rest Isn’t Fixing It
Burnout is a prolonged pattern of physical and emotional symptoms that hasn’t been addressed. It’s the result of chronic workplace stress and is rarely talked about openly. Burnout has many layers, often including cynicism, lethargy, depression, and physical symptoms like headaches and chronic pain.