A success story

How to get back on track after a burnout

Four years ago, Marion Kanitsch suffered from exhaustion depression. Now she is back on top of her game.

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A woman from Burgenland gave everything for the company she worked for. She even put her private life on the back burner. But when she fell ill with burnout, she was made redundant while on sick leave! She told Krone+ why this experience was a gift and why she is happier than ever today.

Saying "No!" has always been difficult for Marion Kanitsch, whether professionally or privately. In order to please everyone and meet her "own perfectionist standards", the 49-year-old, who first worked as an executive assistant and then as a marketing specialist, always gave 100 percent - even in situations where she already had no more capacity and had reached the limits of her resilience.