JACKY FRANCIS WALKER is a psychotherapist who specialises in the treatment of burnout. She has clinics in the City and Harley Street in London (theharley consultancy.co.uk).
At this time of year, many of us can feel like we’re running on empty. Exhausted, we press through to the Christmas holidays, telling ourselves that we’ll bounce back over the festive break. And while most of us will, others push themselves to the point of burnout – or, as the World Health Organisation describes it, ‘a state of vital exhaustion’.