These individuals may struggle to concentrate at work, keep up with social commitments or even find it difficult to perform basic tasks without feeling depleted. For them, fatigue isn’t simply ...

In this first of two posts on fatigue, I will attempt to clarify what fatigue is, discuss what happens when we feel fatigued, and explain what makes fatigue unique among other subjective experiences.

Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, was once considered a rare disease — if it was even considered a real disease at all. People who complained to their doctor about ...

Many of us have been there, felt that: You just woke up from your usual eight hours of sleep, you’ve slipped on your running tank and shorts, you’ve laced up your shoes, and yet, you’re simply not ...

Can caring too much hurt your mental health? It's called compassion fatigue, and mental health experts say it's a phenomenon that occurs most commonly in people who work in professions like caretaking ...

We're all tired and could do with a four-day working week... and have a lot going on in our personal lives. But, while you may have heard of burnout (where prolonged stress affects our wellbeing), ...

Sandy Bruno, youth and family coordinator at Comfort Zone Camp, a national nonprofit bereavement camp for grieving families, experienced compassion fatigue in the aftermath of her husband's death. She ...

The problem? Most organizations push too much change, too fast. When employees experience back-to-back transformations without clear direction or support, they hit a wall. This is called change ...

Nona Baker, who was first diagnosed with a blood cancer in 1991, shares her experience with polycythemia vera. Nona Baker, ...

Racial stress can seriously threaten a person's well-being. John M Lund Photography Inc via Getty Images As a concept, racial battle fatigue is rooted in critical race theory, which holds that racism ...

Most of us know what fatigue feels like. Whether we sit in the library studying for an upcoming exam, in our office trying to get an important task done, or at home with a bunch of chores we postponed ...