This episode is part of Enmaeya’s ongoing mental health campaign, opening an important conversation on burnout, emotional exhaustion, and mental health in the workplace.
Featuring Zeina El Jourdi, a mental health nurse specializing in mental health support and violence prevention, the discussion explores the psychological weight many people carry silently in professional environments, especially in high-pressure fields such as healthcare.
Through Zeina’s clinical experience, the episode examines what burnout truly means beyond everyday stress, how prolonged pressure and emotional overload affect both the mind and body, and why workplace mental health has become one of the defining challenges of modern life. The conversation also explores emotional survival, chronic stress, anxiety, trauma responses, de-escalation in high-conflict situations, and the invisible emotional labor required from those constantly caring for others.
The episode further highlights the importance of recognizing mental health struggles before they reach a breaking point, while challenging the culture of “pushing through” that exists across many workplaces and societies, especially in countries facing continuous instability such as Lebanon.
Through a compassionate and grounded conversation, this episode asks an important question: what happens when people are expected to keep functioning, performing, and caring for others while silently burning out themselves?
