Burnout is not a personal failure. It is the result of an economic system that steals time, daylight and energy from our lives.
In this fifth video in my Christmas series on light, I explore the relationship between light, healing and health — and why modern work patterns deny people access to the very conditions they need to recover and thrive.
Light regulates sleep, hormones, mood and immunity. Yet long hours, commuting, shift work and poor housing mean many people barely see daylight at all. Artificial light cannot replace what we lose.
This is not accidental. It is structural. Productivity is prioritised over health, time over care, and people are blamed when they break.
Light is a public good. Time should not be a privilege.
A society that denies people light cannot be surprised when they struggle to heal.