Much has been said about the mental health toll of investigative journalism: The trauma, the pressure, the isolation. But if you ask journalists what actually wears them down, it’s rarely just the story.
Stress and burnout tend to build up quietly, often exacerbated by everyday tension with colleagues that never gets fully addressed. Tension that’s often driven by nothing more than clashing communication styles.
In this session, together with Emma Thomasson, we get into what’s really going on beneath that tension and offer practical ways to manage conflict before it takes a toll on mental health and find ways to support each other better.
