Author: jenhumphray
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Clocked Off but Still Checked In? The Road to Burnout…
Do you ever clock off work but realise your brain definitely hasn’t? You’ve shut the laptop, but you’re still writing emails in your head, replaying conversations, or planning tomorrow? Me too. After 20‑plus years in a demanding job and as an overthinker, switching off doesn’t come easily. I can be cooking dinner, sorting washing, or…
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A totally normal weekend…
I love good podcasts, trying new things and working towards goals, and I’ve got a lot to say about things I’ve learnt that worked (and didn’t). But I was reflecting this weekend on how much I really appreciate a normal weekend and hearing about people’s normal lives. When I get caught up in a doom…
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Boundaries Before Burnout…
There’s so much to say about burnout at the moment — everyone is trying to juggle everything, feeling behind, and then somehow deciding it’s a personal failing. ‘If only I was more organised…’ ‘if only I managed my time better…’ as if the whole system isn’t already stacked against us. January is a particularly gloomy…
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Go Gently…
I was halfway through a blog post this week on ‘Boundaries before burnout’ — which will land next week now. My weekend was taken over by a dose of grief for my friend, Vicki, who passed away in 2025, and I ended up writing some thoughts on that instead. Image: The view from Vicki’s bench
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Reflections on regret…
One of my favourite things to do is sit with my mum over a cuppa by the sea chatting about life; we were lucky to get to do that this weekend. We wandered onto the topic of regrets and whether they’re helpful or not. I ended up sharing one of my biggest ones with her.…
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One thing at a time…
I thought I’d start this journey by sharing the simplest idea that’s made the biggest difference to how I have worked in busy jobs and kept my sanity. “Do one thing at a time” I first came across the idea of doing one thing at a time over a decade ago during a Lean project.…
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Imperfect Action…
I’ve been thinking a lot about change lately — not the big, dramatic ones although they can be interesting too, but the small ones you choose to make or avoid completely. The ones you don’t feel ready for, the ones you smash, and the ones that never quite make it to the top of the…
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