Stress & Burnout

Valerie Ling, clinical psychologist, Director and founder of the Centre for Effective Serving with a special interest in prevention and treatment of burnout, spoke at the August 2024 Spotlight Session on ‘Burnout’. This article, written by Guan Un, summarises her presentation. 

We all face a range of responsibilities in our lives: work, church, caring for family members and friends of various ages and stages, and a host of other things.

a few pieces of seaglass sit in a shell on a beach, the shoreline in the background

The past few have been universally stressful for literally everyone! And perhaps you’ve had additional stressors over the past three (or ten!) years, which have meant your ‘baseline’ stress levels have consistently been high.

Everybody Stresses

Stress is something we all experience. It is a part of life. But we all handle stress differently. How can we manage it well? To find out more, listen to this talk by Keith Condie at Grace City Church, Sydney.