No Accounting for Taste ep62: Accountants' wellbeing suffers under COVID-19 pressures

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In this episode of No Accounting for Taste, AccountingWEB’s resident Agony Uncle joins the pod to discuss the mental anguish practitioners have endured since the coronavirus outbreak. In the last week, businesses and the self-employed have received a much-needed lifeline from the government. News of these schemes has caused accountants to work around the clock to help rescue their clients' businesses. But the extra hours and the emotional turmoil of seeing clients businesses crumble has caused many accountants to feel burned out and exhausted. AccountingWEB contributor Jennifer Adams was one of many AccountingWEB readers to express their emotional exhaustion in recent days. She wrote in a blog how she’s “Exhausted from holding back the tears when speaking to clients who you can see will not make it to that glorious day when they might get some financial help as per the Chancellors enthusiastic announcements.” So how do you keep on top of your mental health when the world around you is so uncertain? To help us understand this topic, the editorial team are joined by mental health coach Nick Elston.