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Running on an empty tank, working your fingers to the bone or just plain old exhausted, whatever you call it no-one is immune to burnout (nope, not even Beyoncè, who took a year off in 2011 due to it). In fact, according to last year’s Workforce Attitudes Towards Mental Health Report by online healthcare platform Headspace Health, female employees identify burnout as their main stressor at work. While most of us are familiar with the feeling of being overloaded at work, Lysn psychologist Nancy Sokarno, stresses that what sets burnout apart from your run-of-the-mill life stresses is the lack of adequate rest periods. It’s just not sustainable. “We get burnt out usually from prolonged feelings of being overworked, stressed, overwhelmed, emotionally drained and unable to meet life’s constant demands –…

Katelyn Jarvis, 30. I drummed my fingernails on my desk and stared glumly at my work computer. I can’t take much more of this, I thought with a sigh. It was 2017, I was 24 and worked a desk job in finance. It was a good gig and paid the bills, but I was bored. Ever since I’d spent six months in Melbourne, in 2014, as part of a student exchange program, I had a hunger to see more of the world. I’d saved up and travelled to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore, hoping it’d take the edge off, but it just left me wanting more. Now, six months after returning, I was faced with a hard decision. I’d put money aside for a house, but I was considering using it…

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Hacia Atherton, 34, Alphington, Vic. I squeezed my thighs into my horse’s girth. “Walk on CC,” I said. It was 2017 and I’d recently bought her to compete in international dressage competitions. I loved riding and had been competing since I was a little girl. At 600kg, CC was huge. She was also absolutely gorgeous, with a velvety, jet black coat. We were getting some practise in for an upcoming qualifier for the World Equestrian Games, when suddenly CC stopped in her tracks and reared up on her hind legs. “Easy girl!” I cried out, clinging to the reins. But she reared up again and this time I was thrown to the ground. Then looking up, I saw half a tonne of horse falling towards me. She’s going to crush…

Looking for a stressbusting workout that can torch up to 500 calories a session while still being low impact on your body? Whether it’s at home, in the gym or in the outdoors, cycling has something to offer us all. WHY CYCLE? Rhys James, an education specialist at Technogym, says cycling is a great way to get a cardiovascular workout that’s kind to your knees and other joints. “Unlike with running, by pedalling we don’t place pressure on the lower limb joints, keeping them active and happy,” he explains. For that reason, cycling can be a good option for people with knee injuries, depending on the advice they’ve been given by their health specialist. But while cycling is seen as a gentle exercise choice in a lot of ways, it’s…

If you have a pet bird, place two layers of newspaper on top of the cage grate after you put in your bird’s grit paper. It absorbs any mess that might drip through to the bottom. It works with my cockatiel! Samantha Browning, Whangarei, NZ. To bake bread, I use my oven as a proofing drawer – but with the oven off. I simply place a bowl of hot water on the tray underneath my bread so the humidity rises.Zoe Griffin, Port Macquarie, NSW. If your pooch gets anxious, pop a few drops of lavender oil on a bandana and tie it around their neck to help calm them.Jo Faheem, Penrith, NSW. I always pay attention when I’m buying things at the supermarket and shops, so I can spot when…

TOOTHY TROUBLES When Steven Pickles, 58, discovered someone had snuck into his garage and stolen a case of beer, he reported the theft to the police on May 19, 2014. Days later, he discovered a pair of dentures down the side of the freezer in his garage. Police were able to trace them back to the thief Justin Stansfield, 38, who’d already been arrested for a string of other robberies. Stansfield had taken the dentures out while he helped himself to ice blocks and beer in Stephen’s garage and left them behind. The court heard Stansfield was a heroin addict who had been looking for items to sell. Stansfield was jailed for 16 months. POSING A PROBLEM A man who robbed a bank couldn’t help but brag about it on…

WHERE TO STAY Gaya Island Resort, Borneo is situated on Gaya Island – just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu. It’s easy to access from Kota Kinabalu airport, around a 30-minute car and speed boat ride. On the boat ride over, you’ll pass stilted houses on the water. Once you arrive on land, you won’t miss the idyllic resort – villas and suites set in the hills surrounded by stunning tropical rainforest and mangroves. WHAT TO DO You can choose to do nothing and just chill in one of the poolside cabanas, or try one of the resort’s many activities. If you’re up for adventure, one of the guides from the island’s Wildlife Centre can take you on a tour of the surrounding jungle. There’s even a designated twilight nature…

Daniel Wallekers, 30, Sydney, NSW. I strummed the final chord on the guitar and took a bow. “That was amazing,” my sister, Emma, 26, said. I was 22 years old and had taught myself how to play three years earlier. Since then, guitar had become my passion and I took every chance to perform – even if it was just at home for my family. Later that day I was riding my motorbike to work when a driver turned right at the intersection… next thing I knew, I was thrown off my bike. Waking up in hospital, I saw my mum, Anne, and father, Rob, by my side. “You’ve been in a coma for the last 17 days,” Mum told me, fighting back tears. I had no memory of the…

Julie Rutherford, 47. I blinked my eyes open and winced in pain. Machines beeped and whirred and I realised that I was in hospital. A hand reached for mine. “It’s okay, you’re safe,” my boyfriend George said. I’d met George, 40, in the pub three months earlier. Tragically, my sister had died suddenly and I was there to help my distraught family arrange the funeral. George had introduced himself at the bar. It was a few weeks before I felt ready to meet him for our first date. I was overwhelmed with grief, but he was patient. “We’ll take it slow,” he reassured me. A few of months later, he was with me when I doubled over, clutching my chest. I had a heart attack and George performed CPR until…

Kevin Hill, 55. The young nurse lightly brushed ointment onto my leg. “Ow!” I screamed, sending her flying out of the room. It was June 2022, and I’d been in hospital for nine months following a heart operation. Although it was successful, I’d contracted a rare condition known as calciphylaxis. It produced clots in my legs which caused large patches of my flesh to die. It felt like someone was pouring molten lava into my bones. “You need to say goodbye to your husband,” I overheard the doctors saying to my wife, Camille. She then came in and assured me I’d make it through, but her bloodshot eyes told a different story. After weeks of pain, my wounds began bleeding rivers of blood. The medical staff went into emergency mode. When…

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Fran Jones, 51. Unzipping the blue cover, I pulled the last sofa cushion out of its cover. “Right, let me get this into the wash,” I said to my two Labradors Rocco, seven, and Poppy, five. They followed me into the kitchen and I placed the couch covers into the washing machine. Then I made myself a cuppa and they followed me back into the office. The dogs liked to sit on the couch in my office while I worked from home in my teaching apprenticeship job. As the covers had been removed, I put a blanket over the cushions to protect them. Then I tapped away on my laptop and Rocco and Poppy played together with a tennis ball, before having a little nap. That afternoon on March 14,…