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'It takes a toll' | Nicola Sturgeon's burnout admission reignites talks about wellbeing

Nicola Sturgeon's burnout admission reignites talks about wellbeing

Nicola Sturgeon stepped down as Scotland’s First Minister last week, admitting that eight years of leading the country had "takes its toll on you and all around you".

The SNP leader told a news conference that "Giving absolutely everything of yourself to this job is the only way to do it," Sturgeon said. "But in truth, that can only be done by anyone for so long. For me it is now in danger of becoming too long."

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