Nervous System Burnout in the workplace

🧠 The Workplace Cost No One Budgets For: Nervous-System Burnout

that rarely arrives out of nowhere.

They’re usually the end result of months (or years) of:

• Chronic stress

• Poor recovery

• Fatigue

• Low-grade pain

• Nervous-system overload

And eventually, it shows up as:

• Workers’ compensation claims (especially musculoskeletal and psychological injury)

• Longer claim durations and higher cost per claim

• Increased sick leave and delayed return-to-work

• Rising insurance premiums

• Presenteeism — people at work, but nowhere near their best

Psychological injury claims in particular are now among the fastest-growing and most expensive categories for organisations.

The common thread?

👉 Most of these issues are preventable when the nervous system is supported early.

More managers are asking:

🤔 How do we support recovery before burnout?

🤔 How do we help staff reset without adding ongoing costs?

🤔 How do we show genuine care, not just tick a wellbeing box with a donut?

That’s where I would like to see a growing interest in high-impact, onsite frequency wellness spaces that deliver practical, time-efficient and cost effective experiences designed to:

☑️ Downshift stress

☑️ Support nervous-system regulation

☑️ Improve energy, focus and mood

☑️ Help staff feel genuinely looked after

Not as a replacement for medical care, but as preventative infrastructure.

Because when people feel better:

✔️ Absences reduce

✔️ Claims reduce

✔️ Engagement improves

✔️ Performance follows

The future of workplace wellbeing isn’t another policy.

It’s Human Sustainability.

If workplace wellness has been something on your 2026 to do list for your team, my inbox is open for a virtual or in person coffee.

👇 If you’re a Manager or People & Culture leader, what’s the biggest wellbeing challenge you’re seeing in your teams right now?

I'd love to talk!

#PeopleAndCulture #HumanSustainability #WorkplaceWellbeing #Leadership #EmployeeExperience #PreventativeHealth #FutureOfWork