Rebecca Pope-Ruark talks about her book, Unraveling Faculty Burnout, on episode 408 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

There is a lot of shame attached to a diagnosis of burnout. -Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Burnout is not something we talk about in higher education. -Rebecca Pope-Ruark

We all know someone who is burned out but we don’t necessarily know that they are because it is not talked about. -Rebecca Pope-Ruark

There is a stigma of talking about burnout. -Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Going through burnout doesn’t mean you are bad academic. -Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Perfection is a comparison disease. -Rebecca Pope-Ruark

We will never be perfect. There is no such thing as perfect. -Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Higher ed will take as much as you give it. -Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Resources

Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal, by Rebecca Pope-Ruark Agile Faculty: Practical Strategies for Managing Research, Service, and Teaching, by Rebecca Pope-Ruark Beating Pandemic Burnout, by Rebecca Pope-Ruark World Health Organization’s definition of burnout Episode 219 with Rebecca Pope-Ruark on Agile Faculty