Workplace wellbeing: Back from the brink of burnout

We're expected to work hard to support the economy and ourselves but if we fail to take restorative breaks, we run the risk of undermining our mental and physical health

Fri, 01 Mar, 2024 - 10:00

Sharon Ní Chonchúir

Anne Healy never used to rest — the 59-year-old from Kilkenny suspects she was born to be busy.

“Maybe I’m wired that way,” she says. “But I definitely took it too far.”

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