'Do more, accomplish more, buy more, be more!' If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by the constant demands of the increasingly speeding up world, you’re not alone.
Research has shown that those living in the western world are more stressed, anxious, and burnt out than at any other time in history. In fact, the world health organization estimates that by 2030, stress-related mental health conditions will overtake heart disease as the #1 cause of death and disability in the western world. Yet ironically, we are living in the safest, most prosperous period in world history! What’s up?
This project not only aims to explore why this is the case but to figure out practical ways to find real rest and restoration in the chaos of the modern world.
![*Finding Rest in all the Mess, A Burnout Survival Guide*, book with a piece from the *Spoon Theory* ceramic sculpture](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/927b3b92a2-1684872374/1-1-olwynjennings-jpg-1500x-q90.jpg)
Finding Rest in all the Mess, A Burnout Survival Guide, book with a piece from the Spoon Theory ceramic sculpture
![*The Oversaturation of the media*, double page spread digital illustration without text](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/466a14b442-1684872374/2-2-olwynjennings-jpg-1500x-q90.jpg)
The Oversaturation of the media, double page spread digital illustration without text
![*Symptoms of Burnout*, digitally illustrated double page spread](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/1ada162c9f-1684872374/3-3-olwynjennings-jpg-1500x-q90.jpg)
Symptoms of Burnout, digitally illustrated double page spread
![*Mental Rest*, digitally illustrated double page spread](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/9263325fc6-1684872374/4-4-olwynjennings-jpg-1500x-q90.jpg)
Mental Rest, digitally illustrated double page spread
![*Sensory Rest*, digitally illustrated double page spread](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/5e619f26f1-1684872374/5-5-olwynjennings-jpg-1500x-q90.jpg)
Sensory Rest, digitally illustrated double page spread
![*Spiritual Rest*, digitally illustrated book page](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/8f3c62b398-1684872374/7-img-6461-1500x-q90.jpg)
Spiritual Rest, digitally illustrated book page
![*Taking a Sabbath*, digitally illustrated book page](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/7070535bf2-1684872374/8-7-olwynjennings-jpg-1500x-q90.jpg)
Taking a Sabbath, digitally illustrated book page
![*Spoon Theory*, ceramic sculpture](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/f295fc8117-1684872374/9-8-olwynjennings-jpg-1500x-q90.jpg)
Spoon Theory, ceramic sculpture
![*A life continually in a state of hurry*, GIF](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/olwyn-jennings/64dd18a124-1684872374/10_original-watch-animation.gif)
A life continually in a state of hurry, GIF
Teaching Placements
St Joseph of Cluny Secondary School, Killiney, Co. Dublin
St. Kilian's Community School, Bray, Co. Wicklow