Dr. Kristen Donnelly and Dr. Erin Hinson are called “The Burnout Ladies” by their clients. They are researchers and educators with social science PhDs, who also happen to be best friends. Kristen and Erin have a long history of being obnoxiously curious, which means they have always been interested in how and why people do what they do. Kristen lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband, where they are surrounded by piles of books and several video game consoles. Erin lives in Pittsburgh with her mother, cat, and international gin collection.
When it comes to understanding burnout, we find from our work that most people don’t. It’s a business buzzword to be sure. The internet is littered with articles on how…
My personal TBR pile is probably four hundred books deep, honestly. It’s full of non-fiction reads on obscure topics, books for work, fiction, and even some cookbooks. In my personal…
Hey, y'all - it's Kristen here, hopping on the blog to talk about my life as a fat lady. One of my pervasive childhood memories is standing on a scale.…
If we had a nickel for the number of times people have recommended better boundaries as a “cure” for burnout, we could retire (seriously). Boundaries are a huge part of…
Gender plays a huge role in how guys, gals, and non binary pals experience burnout. We did a lot of research on this particular topic for our book. What we…
Burnout is something that we value in the United States. So much so that we call it America's Burnout Culture. That sounds ridiculous, right? How can a culture actually value burnout?…
So many people ask us if it is possible to achieve work-life balance? Yes but also no. Let me explain. If we treat balance like something you achieve once and…
All of our best ideas come through conversations with each other, about anything (really). We can make a connection between burnout and Taylor Swift, but that’s not why we’re here…
Caregiver burnout is one of the least talked about types of burnout. Heck, I didn’t even know it was a real thing until we started researching for our book. Reading…