The Teenager's Guide to Burnout

Naomi and Eliza have produced an accessible, engaging book that is a welcoming combination of personal stories, exercises and lovely illustrations that clearly addresses this common yet rarely discussed problem. The book challenges thoughts and beliefs commonly held about stress and burnout and introduces new perspectives, ideas and self-help tasks to promote effective change through a four-step process from breakdown through repair and learning to the new road ahead. The book also contains a helpful summary for parents so they can be understanding and supportive of their teens’ road to change and, hopefully, recovery – Dr Russell Hurn, chartered counselling psychologistThis book is an absolute asset for teenagers and those who love and support them in understanding and recovering from burnout. It’s not just the clear explanations of burnout and recovery that are helpful, but the way Naomi and Eliza weave in personal stories from their own and other people’s lives, which makes it a warm, relatable and hopeful reading experience. You will come away understanding more about what burnout is, the factors that contribute to it and importantly, with a pathway for positive recovery. I highly recommend this book and it has a firm place on my bookshelf, as well as being on my ‘recommended reading’ list for young people experiencing burnout – Dr Jo Coombs, BPS chartered psychologist and consultant HCPC-registered clinical psychologist

Naomi Fisher (Author)

Dr Naomi Fisher is a clinical psychologist who specialises in trauma, autism and alternative education. She is the mother of two and the author of several books on psychology, education and mental health. Her work has featured in The Psychologist, iNews, SEN Magazine and The Green Parent, and she has appeared on many podcasts.

Eliza Fricker (Author)

Eliza Fricker is an author and illustrator who has written and illustrated two books of her own (The Family Experience of PDA and The Sunday Times bestseller Can’t Not Won’t) as well has having illustrated several others. She runs a successful illustrated blog about her experiences with her daughter’s school attendance struggles. She created the Missing the Mark podcast, an exploration of what happens when a child isn’t happy at school. She has spoken at the Rethinking Education conference and gives talks to local authorities on what it’s like for families when a child can’t attend school.