Digital mindfulness and the laboring self: A discourse analysis of burnout in Headspace.
Social science & medicine (1982) June 1, 2026 Eloïse Jaumier
Burnout has become a prevalent topic in both medical and public discourse, yet there remains little consensus on how it should be defined or addressed. Digital mental health technologies, especially mindfulness meditation apps like Headspace, position themselves as accessible responses to this condition. However, research in medical anthropology demonstrate that such technologies do not merely...