# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Brisbane pub discussion: Shannon Swales "The Helper’s Paradox: preventing burnout in those who care"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 06:45 pm – Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 07:45 pm
- **Event Description**: The Helper’s Paradox: preventing burnout in those who care

This session is for the helper.

Drawing from her lived experience of midlife burnout, Shannon Swales reflects on the questions she did not know to ask at the time: What should I have been looking out for? Why didn’t I recognise the signs earlier? And what does the research already tell us about preventing burnout in helping professions?

Grounded in contemporary literature and informed by conversations with others who have lived it, the session will explore early warning signs, why they matter, and the interplay between individual patterns (such as perfectionism and identity fusion with the helper role) and systemic pressures (including emotional labour and workload expectations). Attention will also be given to cultural context and the ways burnout is often minimised or rationalised within society.

Lived experience will be explicitly linked to current evidence and structured reflection. Participants will be invited to consider what to look out for in themselves, why early recognition is protective, and which evidence-informed practices genuinely support sustainability in long-term mental health work.

The aim is to help the helper recognise erosion early — and build a professional life that can be sustained, not survived.

Full details on our website:
https://www.aacbt.org.au/eventdetails/38288/the-helpers-paradox-preventing-burnout-in-those-who-care

Please note that this event is hosted on level 1 of the venue and the only access is via the stairs.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/woolloongabba/brisbane-pub-discussion-shannon-swales-the-helpers-paradox-preventing-burnout-in-those-who-care/200030036781452
- **Event Categories**: art, health-wellness, fine-arts, literary-art, mental-health
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Woolloongabba
- **state**: QL
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: The RedBrick Hotel
- **lat**: -27.489647263825
- **long**: 153.02708923817
- **full address**: The RedBrick Hotel, 83 Annerley Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia, Woolloongabba

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Brisbane pub discussion: Shannon Swales "The Helper s Paradox: preventing burnout in those who care" being held?
  - **A:** Brisbane pub discussion: Shannon Swales "The Helper s Paradox: preventing burnout in those who care" takes place on Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 06:45 pm to Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 07:45 pm at The RedBrick Hotel, 83 Annerley Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia, Woolloongabba.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Brisbane pub discussion: Shannon Swales "The Helper s Paradox: preventing burnout in those who care"?
  - **A:** Brisbane pub discussion: Shannon Swales "The Helper s Paradox: preventing burnout in those who care" is organized by Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Brisbane pub discussion: Shannon Swales "The Helper s Paradox: preventing burnout in those who care" is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Woolloongabba, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Brisbane pub discussion: Shannon Swales "The Helper s Paradox: preventing burnout in those who care" sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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