Jacinda Ardern has quit as Prime Minister - here is why it made me feel sad, but also impressed

Rev Becca Bell writes about New Zealand’s Prime Minister quitting her role because of burn out, and asks why responding well to stress often looks like failure.

Jacinda Ardern is ‘quitting as New Zealand Prime Minister’ according to the BBC. I read this as I was preparing to speak to Esther Higham on Premier Christian Radio to share my news feed, and I felt both sad and impressed. Sad, that Ms. Ardern is experiencing something which is unpleasantly familiar to many of us, and impressed that she is sharing openly her experience, and acting positively on it.