Mandy Kloppers – Psychologist (CBT) – Global Online Therapy
In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classed burnout as a diagnosable syndrome because of stress in the workplace. Burnout affects more people than previously thought, with research finding nearly a quarter of the workforce suffer on a regular basis. Symptoms of workplace burnout include: Feeling stressed Feeling cynical about working conditions and colleagues Emotionally distanced Physiological issues like headaches, …
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that many spent the last year stuck at home. About 80 million Americans have struggled with debt and unemployment as a result of the pandemic. Millions more are worried about keeping their jobs, paying their rent as well as their mortgage payments. Working parents have to juggle their careers and cope with home-school teaching …
In an ideal world, our offices would be stress-free environments, and we’d get along well with all of our co-workers. We know that this is rarely the case in reality, though. After almost two years of homeworking for some, the return to the office can see us come back to a tense environment as we have face-to-face disagreements for the …
Employers must mitigate risks for their workers according to OSHA regulations. Unfortunately, some regulations do not protect workers against stress and stress-related illnesses effectively. Many workers fall through the system’s cracks because of inferior company policies that do not help the workers. By reviewing 10 leading causes of stress in the workplace, employers learn better ways to help their workers. …
Managing a heavy workload in our regular day jobs all while staying social and having time to ourselves can seem like a monolithic task at times. For those people that don’t work to the tune of a regular 9 to 5 and perhaps work freelance (or even those that do some additional stuff on the side of their main source …