Mental Health in the Workplace June/July 2025 Edition Navigating Burnout Through Mental Health Recovery: Practical Strategies for Sustained Well-Being at Work Summary Burnout is a common and deeply challenging experience for many, especially those navigating mental health recovery. It can feel like a barrier to progress and stability in both personal and professional life.  This post examines how acknowledging burnout as a component of the recovery journey and implementing recovery-focused strategies can help safeguard mental health, rebuild resilience, and foster meaningful work engagement. When Burnout Felt Like a Setback in Recovery During my mental health recovery, I encountered burnout that felt overwhelming; it wasn’t just stress, but a deep exhaustion that threatened my hard-earned progress. What helped was reframing burnout not as a failure, but as a signal to pause, reset, and lean into the recovery tools I had been cultivating.  Small adjustments such as: pacing my w...