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You’ve probably asked yourself this at least once: “Is this job the problem…or am I?” Maybe you’re exhausted all the time, or more irritable than usual. Maybe the 'Sunday Scaries' feel extra heavy…like dread. And then comes the self-doubt: Am I just bad at my job? Am I not resilient enough? Do I just need better coping skills? As helping professionals, we are great at pointing out structural factors that negatively impact our clients; naming for others what they may struggle

Fresh out of university with my MSW, in my first full-time role as a social worker in child welfare, the 'theory' of burnout quickly became lived reality in practice. “Self-care” was a standing agenda item in supervision. We attended trainings where it was framed as essential to our success. Yet the emotional, psychological, and physical strain continued to build - regardless of how many times the word resilience was repeated. I internalised the message quickly: if I was stru