Anti-Burnout Club Resources

BOOKS

7 Book Recommendations to Help Battle Burnout: https://electricliterature.com/7-books-to-help-you-battle-burnout/

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA. 

Atlas of the Heart (https://brenebrown.com/hubs/atlas-hub/) and The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: a guide to reclaiming yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff, Ph. D.

Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee

Do Less by Kate Northrup (more focused on women's cycles and listening to your body)

Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price, Ph.D.

Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte

The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schaefler

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate, MD

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by  Bessel vander Kolk, MD

HELPFUL LINKS to ONLINE ARTICLES & GUIDELINES

Avoiding Burnout: https://www.mindtools.com/apt37nj/avoiding-burnout

General Information on Burnout: https://www.health.com/stages-of-burnout-8405010

Burnout: A Silent Stalker: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/high-octane-women/202304/burnout-a-silent-stalker

5 Ways to Trust Yourself More

Burnout Basics: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/burnout

Standards of Self-Care Guidelines: https://greencross.org/about-gc/standards-of-care-guidelines/

Workplace Studies & Stats

Supporting resilience and preventing burnout in nonprofits:

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/social-sector/our-insights/supporting-resilience-and-preventing-burnout-in-nonprofits?cid=eml-web

Addressing Burnout Is Critical to the Social Sector’s Success: https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/addressing-burnout-critical-social-sectors-success

The Burnout Equation: America’s Teacher Shortage Crisis: https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/education-verify/the-burnout-equation-inside-americas-teacher-shortage-crisis-verify-in-focus-report/536-acd5ddf8-7338-4ec5-989b-decbab92c22c

Voice of the Workforce 2024-2025 study by isolved: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/12Jc0SUwbz0DqXbUgvvs64CZEmQhkt5xR

Gallup Studies:

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/400670/putting-teacher-burnout.aspx

https://www.gallup.com/workplace/313160/preventing-and-dealing-with-employee-burnout.aspx

McKinsey Studies:

https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insights/beyond-burnout-what-helps-and-what-doesnt#/

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-burnout

APPS

How we feel: An App to Journal your Wellbeing - https://howwefeel.org/

QUIZZES & SELF-TESTS

https://www.mindtools.com/auhx7b3/burnout-self-test

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/career/burnout-at-work

PODCASTS

Nagoski sisters talk about "Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle" with Brene Brown (Oct. 14, 2020)

Tara Brach: Trusting Your Basic Goodness Part 2 - There are additional segments that are related to topics of discussion in the ABC as well