International Women’s Day 2023: How 3 women survived burnout

(From left) Ms Priyadarshini Sharma, Ms Sonia Lourdes and Ms Shirley Tan. ST PHOTOS: FELINE LIM, KEVIN LIM , ARIFFIN JAMAR
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SINGAPORE – Corporate warriors who share their burnout battles with The Straits Times reveal a diversity of experiences with one common thread: feeling they had to be everything everywhere all at once.

On the outside, Ms Priyadarshini Sharma’s life looked perfect. She had a high-flying career in a multinational company, a loving husband and a baby boy.

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