ep. 128: Burnout with Anne Helen Petersen

Feeling burnt out? Journalist Anne Helen Petersen breaks down where our collective exhaustion comes from, how modern workplaces fuel it and why "self-care" isn't the antidote. She also shares her own burnout bottoming out that inspired her book, Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation.

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Sources

• Clark, Tiana. This Is What Black Burnout Feels Like. Buzzfeed. Jan. 11, 2019.

• Dienel, Eva. Anne Helen Petersen is Holding Up a Mirror. The Life I Want. Sept. 17, 2020.

• Meyer, Lily. In 'Can't Even,' Burnout Is Seen As A Societal Problem — One We Can't Solve Alone. NPR. Sept. 22, 2020.

• Nelson, Sharleen. Anne Helen Petersen and the "Burnout Generation.” Around the O. April 7, 2021.

• Petersen, Anne Helen. “A Band-Aid For Bullet Wounds”: Is The Self-Care Craze Doing More Harm Than Good? Vogue. Jan. 30, 2021.

• Petersen, Anne Helen. Here’s What “Millennial Burnout” Is Like For 16 Different People. Buzzfeed. Jan. 9, 2019.

• Petersen, Anne Helen. How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. Buzzfeed. Jan. 5, 2019.