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By the MotherMind Doctor Burnout is not just a bad week. The World Health Organisation formally recognises burnout as a distinct occupational syndrome — the result of chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. And "workplace" doesn't only mean a desk or a clinic. Homemakers, carers, and anyone who cannot clearly separate work from rest are equally at risk. Burnout does not discriminate by industry, title, or income. As clinicians, we have always grounded

As a psychiatrist, I spend my days working with people whose mental health is suffering. I prescribe medication. I refer for therapy. I think carefully about risk. That's the work, and I believe in it. But for years, I've also been quietly fascinated by something else: the growing body of evidence for wellbeing interventions that sit outside the clinic — in nature, in water, in heat and breath — and what they might offer alongside conventional care. The research has been accu