The Burnout Recovery Kit

Sustainable wellbeing requires sustainable conditions.

Flat-lay arrangement of the Burnout Recovery Kit contents: sage green zine, charcoal pocket guide, conversation prompt cards, and reminder card on cream paper background

You've tried the apps. You've journaled. You've lit the candles and drawn the baths. And yet the exhaustion remains. Because it was never yours to fix alone.

The Burnout Recovery Kit offers a different kind of restoration. Inside, you'll find tools for connection, conversation, and collective action. Because sustainable wellbeing requires sustainable conditions.

This isn't self-care. It's a care that extends beyond the self.

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This kit is for you if...

  • You've been told to "set better boundaries" at a job that doesn't respect them
  • You've wondered why the meditation app your employer provides hasn't fixed the understaffing
  • You've felt guilty for burning out, as if it were a personal failure
  • You're ready to stop coping alone
"You are not burned out because you failed to meditate. You are burned out because the conditions are unsustainable."

What's Inside

Close-up of a reminder card showing the text 'the conditions are unsustainable' on thick textured cream paper

  • A Guide to Finding Your Union

    A sector-by-sector directory of trade unions, with guidance on how to join and what to expect.

  • Starting the Conversation: A Workplace Conditions Template

    A letter template and talking points for raising concerns about workload, staffing, or conditions with colleagues.

  • Know Your Rights: UK Employment Law Pocket Guide

    A quick-reference card covering working time regulations, rest breaks, holiday entitlement, and unfair dismissal basics.

  • The Eight-Hour Day: A Short History

    A zine on how the working day was won, not given, through collective action.

  • Talking About Pay: A Conversation Starter

    Prompt cards for breaking the taboo around salary discussions with colleagues.

How to Use This Kit

Begin where you are. There's no right order, no prescribed timeline.

You might start by reading The Eight-Hour Day over a quiet cup of tea. A reminder that things weren't always this way, and don't have to stay this way.

When you're ready, browse the union directory. Finding your union is not a commitment; it's information.

The conversation starters are there when you need them. Perhaps you'll leave the pay transparency cards on your desk, or share them with a trusted colleague.

This kit is not a programme. It's a collection of possibilities.

The Know Your Rights pocket guide placed beside a closed laptop on a minimalist desk in soft morning light