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"Is It Just Work Stress or Burnout?” How I Knew It Was More Than Stress After 20+ Years Experience of Crashing and No Support
Can’t tell if it’s just stress or complete burnout? Learn the critical warning signs, personal insights, and how to spot the the tipping point before it…
Oct 13
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Dear Career Confidant
Returning From Medical Leave: What to Say, What to Ask, and How to Protect Your Energy
Day 8: Back from medical leave while your organisation is changing? Scripts, questions to ask your new manager, and boundaries to set in your first…
Oct 8
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Dear Career Confidant
The Struggle People Don’t See: ADHD, CPTSD and One Insurance Claim
Day 6 my diary project (road to recovery): Navigating a car insurance claim in the UK with ADHD and C-PTSD. Read how bureaucratic stress triggers…
Oct 6
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Dear Career Confidant
It’s Expensive to Be Poor (And Other Things No One Tells You About a Mental Health Crash)
Lying awake at night overthinking? One woman's honest story of burnout, C-PTSD and rebuilding, plus real steps to start healing today.
Oct 3
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Dear Career Confidant
The Mask I Didn’t Know I Was Wearing
Hit every target yet collapse at home? Discover an honest look at late-diagnosed ADHD masking in women, burnout, and unlearning a lifetime of survival.
Oct 3
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Dear Career Confidant
The Mute Button: Connecting the Dots - "Why do I over-give and neglect myself"
Why low income, shrinking, and self-neglect were never about money — they were about what I learned to believe, subconsciously, in every area of my…
Oct 2
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Dear Career Confidant
Overqualified, Underpaid and Over-Giving: What Working From Fear Did to Me (Part 2 of 2)
Why do we stay in jobs that drain us? Read Part 2 on over-giving, emotional labor, setting boundaries, and learning to put down the invisible armour.
Oct 1
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Dear Career Confidant
September 2026
Why I Got Ill the Moment I Finally Stopped (Part 1 of 2)
Why do you get ill the moment you finally rest? Read Part 1 of my diary project on the let-down effect, ADHD burnout, and the cost of the boom-bust…
Sep 30
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Dear Career Confidant
The Unofficial User Manual: Working With Your Brain, Not Against It
Discover practical strategies to manage ADHD, prevent burnout, and balance high-focus energy. Learn how to work with your unique mind and recharge…
Sep 25
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Dear Career Confidant
5 Basic Skills UK Employers Want More Than a Degree: Part 3 of 3
The fearless breakdown of the UK labor market, skills, and workplace reality by a UK Careers Adviser.
Sep 17
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Dear Career Confidant
Where It All Started: What They Don’t Tell You, What We Don’t Read
A personal account of entering the corporate world without a map—navigating targets, workplace friction, and early burnout when nobody handed you the…
Sep 17
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Dear Career Confidant
How to Job Hunt When Your Emotional Battery Is at 10%: Part 2 of 3
Straight talk, zero fluff. Get the facts and practical direction from a frontline UK careers adviser and industry leader to make your next career move.
Sep 15
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Dear Career Confidant
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