The Death That Leads to Life: Jung's Vision of Midlife Transformation
The midlife passage represents one of psychology's most complex challenges. From a Jungian perspective, this difficulty stems from a fundamental psychological split between the adaptive personality we've constructed and our authentic self, demanding nothing less than the reconstruction of identity itself.
How Long Does Burnout Last? A Timeline for Executive Recovery
You find yourself staring at your calendar wondering how much longer you can sustain this pace. If burnout has finally caught up with you, the question that follows is inevitable: how long will this last?
The Executive's Guide to Finding a Therapist Who Understands the Corner Office
The quarterly board presentation looms, your team is scattered across three time zones managing a critical deadline, and your direct reports are looking to you for decisions that could reshape the business. When you finally carve out time for therapy, the last thing you need is to spend half the session explaining why these pressures matter.
Is It Burnout or Something Deeper? Understanding Mental Exhaustion in High-Achieving Professionals.
You sit in yet another quarterly review, performance metrics teed up on your slides, intelligent commentary woven in to create a compelling story. Success, by every conventional measure, is yours. Yet underneath it all lies a question that belies any neat categorisation rolled out by corporate wellness programmes: what exactly is this persistent sense of disconnection you’re experiencing?
A Turning Point: Depth Psychology's Guidance for Navigating Burnout
Burnout, from a Depth therapy lens, is a call for transformation—a summons from within to re-examine your values and realign with your deeper self.
What Is Burnout Caused By? A Depth Psychology Perspective
“Burnout is not simply the consequence of overwork or chronic stress—it is a psychic summons to deeper meaning,” as James Hollis, Jungian Psychologist, contends. Depth psychology reveals burnout as an intrapsychic fracture, where the demands of the ego eclipse the yearnings of the soul.
How to Deal with Burnout at Work: Strategies for City Professionals
Burnout among ambitious professionals is more than exhaustion—it’s an urgent prompt for reflection and renewal. This blog draws on depth psychology and thought leaders to examine the roots of burnout, providing actionable guidance for rediscovering meaning and restoring clarity at work. For those seeking more than quick fixes, here are the tools to catalyse genuine professional transformation.
Why Your Executive Anxiety Isn’t About Stress (The Real Triggers)
Your executive anxiety isn't just work stress. It often stems from deeper issues like evolving values that no longer align with your role, deteriorating relationships due to work demands, or outgrowing positions that once fit perfectly. Recognising symptoms like intrusive thoughts and difficulty focusing can help you address the real sources of your anxiety through deeper, more nuanced therapeutic approaches.
How to Know If You’re Really Experiencing Burnout from Work
Burnout isn’t about late nights or busy weekends—it’s more subtle. Real burnout shows up when you stop responding to workplace changes, lose connection between your work and personal values, and avoid honest conversations about how you really feel. Recognising these three signs can help you address burnout before it worsens.
What Are Some Effective Ways to Cope With Burnout? (And Why Most Advice Misses the Point)
Feeling burnt out isn’t a bug in the system—it’s a signal. The best way to cope isn’t by following another cliché, but by engineering your attention: disrupt your routines, reclaim deeply personal relevance, and get emotionally honest—fast.
The 5 Most Overlooked Causes of Burnout (That Nobody Talks About)
Long hours don’t cause burnout—these hidden factors do. From toxic micromanagement to recognition blackouts, discover the five overlooked burnout triggers silently destroying top performers. Learn why values mismatches and office politics create more stress than overtime, and how to audit your workplace for these deadly energy drains.
What are the Symptoms of Executive Burnout?
Executive burnout is destroying leaders and companies. Learn the warning signs you can’t ignore and why “powering through” is a dangerous myth.
What is burnout?
What is burnout? Burnout is more than just feeling tired from work—it’s a syndrome resulting from chronic, unmanaged stress, recognised by the World Health Organisation as energy depletion, increased mental distance from your job, and reduced professional efficacy. In today’s fast-paced world, burnout extends beyond the workplace, affecting every facet of life—from parenting to socialising to self-care. Recent statistics show that burnout is reaching record levels, impacting nearly everyone in some way. At Depth & the City, we define burnout as a loss of motivation and joy, deep tiredness, and a relentless search for relief—signs that you don’t have to ignore. Spot the symptoms early and take steps to reclaim your wellbeing. Connect with us for expert support.
When Safety Shatters: How Depth Therapy Transforms Executive Trauma
Exploring the hidden, embodied toll of workplace trauma at the executive level-where hypervigilance, self-doubt, and institutional betrayal can undermine even the strongest professionals. Discover how trauma-informed depth therapy offers an effective path back to clarity, agency, and authentic leadership.
Small Steps, Big Shifts—Therapy for Everyday Growth
Therapy isn’t just for crisis or clinical conditions—it’s a powerful tool for self-development, personal growth, and finding meaning in everyday life. This article explores how therapy helps professionals and high-achievers get to know themselves better, handle stress, improve relationships, and reflect on life’s big questions. Discover why therapy is a proactive investment in your wellbeing, offering small, manageable steps toward a more authentic and fulfilling life.
The Art and Science of Depth Therapy: How Real Change Happens
Depth psychotherapy, encompassing modalities such as Psychosynthesis, Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and Analytical Psychology is an approach designed for those who seek not just to manage symptoms, but to understand and transform the deeper patterns, drives, and relational dynamics shaping their lives. For high-achieving professionals in complex environments, depth therapy offers a sophisticated, enduring path to self-understanding, resilience, and meaning.
Beyond the Brink: Unmasking Burnout & High-Functioning Burnout in the City
Explore the nuanced symptoms of burnout and high-functioning burnout, why high-achievers often miss the warning signs, and how depth therapy offers a path to lasting recovery. Learn how addressing unconscious patterns and reconnecting with meaning can transform the burnout experience for ambitious professionals.