What if burnout could become an opportunity?

A chance for courage, change, growth, healing, gratitude and newfound life.


It can, here’s an example…

Hayley Hughes is an Australian author and working mother who writes to heal. Her debut memoir, Thank You, Burnout is now available for ebook pre-order.

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This book is about burnout

with a beautiful twist

Hayley Hughes pushed herself to depletion in the name of accomplishment and success. Her burnout felt eternal, deep, consuming. A full stop. But amid profound collapse, burnout also became a chance, an unexpected catalyst for becoming.

Thank You, Burnout is an intimate walk through someone else’s woods. It winds the valleys and peaks of human emotion, through courage, self-determination and healing to reveal there’s much to gain from change.

A collection of heartfelt journal entries, Hayley’s powerful memoir is honest and personal, detailing an ordinary life that transformed into one of remarkable vibrancy and happiness.

Thank You, Burnout explores darkness and light, offering a portrait of hope that ventures into the aches and joys of helping ourselves.

With grace, Hayley’s story speaks to anyone who has felt the effects of burnout or the strange relief of finally having nothing left to give. An ode to presence and subtraction, Thank You, Burnout is a tale of coming to our own rescue and being the heroes of our own self-care stories. It inspires trust in intuition all the way to peace.

It’s possible the message in the wind, sky or the trees isn’t about fighting for a fairy tale. Maybe it’s about being receptive to
finding the fairy tale in the most unexpected places — Hayley Hughes

  • Strong, distinctive voice. I can see this book being an incredible support to women who find themselves lost within our hyper-productivity culture. This is a beautiful, heartfelt story that will undoubtedly resonate with many.

    —Penny Carroll, Journalist and Editor

  • A visceral reading experience, so absorbing and powerful. It should be widely read. The way you express your emotions is really engaging and original. Lovely writing, and the honesty with which you share what was happening is remarkable. It makes for a powerful read. It’s the most raw account of burnout I’ve read, and I feel like I understand it better now.

    —Jessica Mudditt, Founder and Publisher, Hembury Books

  • Insightful and heartfelt. I wanted to keep reading. A masterpiece. The author’s inner strength shows itself on so many pages. The value of the writing is huge, many will benefit from these words. Brilliant. Beautifully written and expressed and encapsulates the author’s sincere concern on burnout on others. From the heart. This book brings to everyone’s attention how important work-life balance really is. Very important work.

    —Combined early reader feedback

  • Exquisite, so beautiful, what a beautiful set of words. Reads like poetry.

    — Kimberley Bennett, Entrepreneur

  • This book is a recipe for living, and a homage to the healing power of nature, gratefulness and self-preservation. The writing is beautiful, poetic and real. Hayley Hughes is a magical wordsmith with an innate ability to cut through with words and their meaning, economically expressed with amazing craft. Clever writing. I could feel the pulse, such is the depth of feeling.

    —Combined early reader feedback

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ebook pre-orders now available

Thank You, Burnout ebook pre-orders are live. Paperback available 2 April 2026.

Releases: 2 April 2026. Publisher: Hembury Books.
Stockists include Better Read Than Dead Bookstore, Amazon, Booktopia, Walmart, Rakuten, Barnes & Noble and other global retailers.

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Hayley Hughes

Hayley Hughes is an Australian author and working mother who writes to heal. In 2024, burnout compelled Hayley to leave her successful senior management career to pursue a more fulfilling life. These experiences led to Thank You, Burnout.

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