Burned

For more than two decades, people have walked into my therapy office and told me they were burned out. Most of them weren’t actually burned out.Corporate wellness programs and social media carousels that gloss over the topic are leading to incorrect self-diagnoses. People are using “I’m burned out” the way…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Simone Steele, founder of Queen Aesthetics Wellness and Beauty Clinic and inclusive sunscreen company Simply Shady. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I decided to start my own business after getting burned — literally.I was a board-certified physician’s assistant…

When Andy Hill first came across the FIRE movement through podcasts, it seemed to offer a solution to a major problem in his life.”I felt so passionate about leaving my corporate job. I was missing out on my kids growing up,” Hill, whose marketing career involved long days and travel,…

Jona Dunning spent years climbing the corporate ladder and saving aggressively to retire early. Loading audio narration… He worked in finance in Seattle, living with his wife and two kids. The job was demanding but well-paid, and he saw it as a path to financial independence.”I realized that the paychecks…