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There have been huge investments in the support structures built around athletes, ensuring they play an active role in being in tune and constantly assessing their physical and mental wellbeing. Kay Foss says we need a similar model to support the startup ecosystem in Australia.

BubbaDesk is Australia’s first co-working space with onsite childcare services designed for modern working parents. And it has just entered into its first corporate partnership with Canva.

If you are feeling stressed, worried or anxious about work, grab a copy of Burnout to Brilliant, writes Leanne Faulkner in the inaugural edition of SmartCompany's monthly book review series.

Michelle Ridsdale founded Kaboose in 2021 after seeing her son Nick, who is neurodivergent, face social isolation, bullying and missed educational opportunities.

The average use of an EAP program in Australia is only 5% yet a record high of nearly 50% of Australian employees say they feel stressed or burned out at work.

There is a growing disparity between employees’ expectations of the wellbeing support they will receive at work, and what is being provided by employers, according to a recent research conducted by Sonder and Culture Amp.

New study from nature startup Unyoked and outdoor app AllTrails finds that 95% of participants reported improved wellbeing after time spent outdoors.

A research suggests societal expectations also worsen loneliness for some men. Men, particularly middle-aged men, who believed they should be the main breadwinners in a household were lonelier than those without this belief.

If we can conjure up some energy to learn from our reflections and curiosity as to how and why we got to this burnout point, the insight we gain can lead to something bigger and better for our life in the future.

Private Media chief operating officer Ai Mawdsley shares her history of burnout, and offers her expert, informed advice on coping with it.

How should employers navigate a world where as many as six in 10 Australian workers are feeling burnt out?

Yoga classes? Onsite gyms? Childcare? When it comes to employee wellbeing, flashy perks seem less attractive for workers than a more basic but often overlooked one: a window with a good view.