Many professionals are entering the year in silent disappointment. You’re not just tired, you're disillusioned and are harbouring a silent guilt as you prepare to recycle your professional vision board or goals list by scratching out 2025 with 2026.
We tend to associate burnout with overwork, but it is often the result of unprocessed grief. The kind that simmers under the surface when goals are missed, plans derail, and momentum slows without explanation.