Writing about burnout is very personal for me. In fact, many years ago, I found myself spent and exhausted, lying in hospital. It was for a physical condition, but deep down I knew it was because I had pushed on with what I was doing even when I was tired, getting increasingly irritable and cynical…
Years ago, pre-covid, my family I went to Tasmania and ended up in this beautiful AirBnb by the Derwent River. Taking a walk by the river with my husband, hand in hand, with my younger daughter and niece skipping along the path in front of us, I experienced deep joy. I don’t know whether it was…
Words by JENNIFER CHEN | January 21, 2022 A video of a puppy riding on a rooster, with a little girl intoning “You’re my best friend”—that’s the antidote to sadness according to the mood-recognising algorithm featured in the recent Netflix film Don’t Look Up. However you feel about the merits of the Leonardio DiCaprio-Jennifer Lawrence vehicle, there’s…
