How to survive ‘mid-career burnout’: When caregiving, parenting, and growing work duties collide

Both personal and professional demands escalate for workers as they hit their 40s and beyond. But aligning work with inner purpose can alleviate some of the stress, experts say.

One Monday morning a little more than a year ago, on her way to present at a board meeting, Sarah Davies, then-head of financial business services at a large U.K. food manufacturer, called her elderly father to check on him. Having not heard from him over the weekend like usual, she’d started worrying.