Eighty-three percent of American employees experience work-related stress, with 59-82% reporting burnout. For 25% of men, their job represents the #1 stressor in their lives.
Peak burnout occurs at age 42 on average. Burned-out workers are 63% more likely to take sick days and 2.6 times more likely to actively seek new jobs. Forty-four percent experience physical fatigue from work-related stress, with traditional masculinity pushing men to overwork as a sign of strength.
Many men feel immense pressure to provide—financially, emotionally, practically. You're supposed to have it all together, handle the stress, and never crack. But that's not sustainable, and it's making you sick.
Work stress compounds when you believe asking for help means weakness. Performance demands increase without acknowledgment of limits. You push through until your body forces you to stop.
Not platitudes about "self-care." Real techniques for managing nervous system activation, setting boundaries, and recovering from high-stress periods.
Understanding when achievement becomes avoidance. Learning to tolerate rest without guilt. Building sustainable patterns instead of burnout-recovery loops.
If you're a high performer, stress might be your default setting. You've succeeded by pushing through, and it's worked—until it hasn't.
We work with men who are used to excelling but finding that their usual strategies are backfiring. The goal isn't to lower your standards—it's to build sustainable high performance.
Learn practical techniques that work for your actual life.
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