In the current fast world, the demands on us can be great. Add to this parenting. Add the pressure to define a career. Add figuring out our meaning on this planet. And so on. What we hear then is suggestions about ‘self-care’ and ‘work-life-balance’ and so on. Ultimately, these suggestions become another stick to beat ourselves with. You’re burning out? That’s your own fault – self-care, man! Here is what Dr Todd B Kashdan Ph.D has to say about this: