Why mental health problems worsen in January

The pandemic has resulted in higher rates of work-related burnout. — TNS

For many of us, the start to the new year offers a clean slate from our gruelling end-of-year holiday schedules, providing us with an opportunity to reset and create resolutions.

But striving to achieve such lofty goals can go against our natural instincts as humans, said Brianda Diaz de Leon, a licensed social worker with Dallas-based mental health company Thriveworks.