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The Anti-Burnout Book

How to Avoid Burnout and Your Recovery Toolkit if You Do

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The Anti-Burnout Book

By: Emma Hepburn
Narrated by: Emma Hepburn
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'In this honest, practical, and deeply compassionate guide, Emma offers tools that genuinely help. And when reading feels too much, her beautiful illustrations tell you everything you need to know.' - Dr Julie Smith, Clinical Psychologist and million-copy bestselling author


The definitive guide to overcoming burnout and finding your inner spark

Using bite-sized takeaways and visual prompts, leading clinical psychologist Dr Emma Hepburn shows you how to prevent burnout by spotting the early warning signs and provides powerful, research-backed tools for recovery.

Emma experienced debilitating burnout first-hand so she understands both as a clinician and through lived experience, the devastating impact it can have on your mental and physical wellbeing.

Drawing on proven strategies from her own recovery, alongside more than 20 years of clinical expertise, Emma explains the science with her trademark warmth and shines a light on:

· How to identify burnout
· Various causes and preventive strategies
· How to heal emotionally and physically if you're already burnt out
· Setting boundaries
· Designing a sustainable lifestyle around your values

Don't let burnout consume you - with the right tools, you will feel stronger and more resilient than ever.©2026 Emma Hepburn
Mental Health Organisational Behaviour Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health

Critic Reviews

Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand and recover from burnout. In this honest, practical, and deeply compassionate guide, Emma brings clarity to the complex experience of burnout and offers tools that genuinely help. And when reading feels too much, her beautiful illustrations tell you everything you need to know.
The anti-burnout rebellion we all need to join. This book will help you break free from living like a zombie with burnout and find your fire. Dr Hepburn has a knack of making complex science fun and interesting. Despite the complexity of burnout this book guides you through simple and easy steps to tune into burnout and its symptoms so you can stop it in its tracks.
This book is a lifeline. It's wise, warm and wonderfully practical - the hand you need to hold when you're running on empty. Dr Emma doesn't just explain burnout; she gently walks you out of it. Every founder, every carer, every do-er with a big heart should read this. It will quite literally change the way you live.
A deeply human guide to protect yourself from burnout and the accessible toolkit you need to reclaim your vitality and joy. Reassuring and compassionate, Emma is the voice you need to expedite healing. The only book on burnout you need.
The Anti-Burnout Book is a manual for rebuilding your energy, your boundaries, and your belief that you're worth caring for. Every leader, every parent, every carer, every woman needs this.
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