It’s a tale we’ve heard before, and one we’re hearing more and more: person leaves stressful job (usually in advertising) in the city, moves to the countryside to reconnect with nature, and lives happily ever after.
“Well, it all sounds very idyllic,” Kathy Slack tells me. She would know, having moved to the Cotswolds in the hope of some respite from the rat race. But, now with an extra four-hour commute on top of an already packed schedule, burnout and depression took hold. She quit, with no idea what to do next.
