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