Headstrong

What does one experience during burnout? Frank starts thinking about her experiences from a scientific point of view. She is, after all, a neurobiologist, interested in the human brain and its limitations. The decision to write a book about her experiences turns out to be much more difficult than she thought. It is some time before she dares to admit to herself that writing the book has triggered a second collapse.

At this point, the story becomes heart-wrenching to read. Frank is still looking for scientific answers, but her search turns into something personal. The result is a lucid study of her brain, as well as an analysis of a widespread phenomenon. Frank writes with gusto and humour, though the tone is serious when she realises she may never completely recover. Not only a book about stress and the immune system, Headstrong is an indictment of our performance-driven society.

• A neurobiologist crashes and burns, not once but twice

• Deeply personal and thoroughly scientific memoir about the price of success

• Physical and mental collapse due to overwork is becoming increasingly common

Year of publication
2023

Page count
340

Publisher
Das Mag

Rights
Sebes & Bisseling
Rik Kleuver
kleuver@sebes.nl

Paul Sebes
sebes@kleuver.nl

Sample translation available