5 TOP Podcasts To Help You Through Burnout

**UPDATED MAY 2024**

Listening to stories of people who have burnt out and lived to tell the let you know that you aren't alone and help to dispel shame, blame, guilt, and judgment that you might be feeling in the beginning of your burnout journey. This list exists to help you find resonance and healing!

1. FRIED – The Burnout Podcast hosted by me - Cait Donovan! FRIED is a mix of interviews with guests who have been to burnout and back, including as many gory details as I can draw out of them, solo #straightfromcait episodes, solo #sarahshares episodes (with my partner Sarah Vosen), and combined Cait and Sarah episodes that touch on Chinese Medicine and burnout. In over 240 episodes, we've covered your most common burnout questions.

2. Black Girl Burnout. Currently (as of May '24) the #1 podcast on burnout according to Listennotes. Black Girl Burnout is hosted by the amazing Kelley Bonner (who has guested on FRIED!). In Kelley's words, this is "a podcast providing daily healing practices that help black women opt out of burnout and opt into joy". 

3. Burnout with Connor Franta. Connor is taking a deep dive in this series dedicated to burnout to "look into how society reached a burning point and what we can do - really, actually do - to break the cycle". This podcast touches on the systemic issues connected to burnout and gives a full view of what things to focus on to break the cycle for yourself and others. 

4. Burnout To All Out is hosted by Melissa Henault and has over 200 episodes. This podcast is focused on burnt out corporate workers who are making the leap to the entrepreneurial life as part of their burnout recovery. 

5. Road to Resilience by Mount Sinai. "Stories and insights to help you thrive in a challenging world. From fighting burnout and trauma, to building resilient families and communities, we explore what’s possible when science meets the human spirit. Powered by the best experts in the world"

I love having this list and I hope you find it helpful if you’re feeling a little crispy around the edges and need some support, you’ll find it in here!

XOXO
C

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If you're wondering how to get burnout support individually or for an organization, here's how we can provide it:

Individuals:

1. UNFRIED - Burnout Recovery Group Coaching Program lead by Sarah Vosen, practitioner of Chinese Medicine. If you're lucky, there will be applications open and a group starting when you click here. If you're in between cohorts, you'll be directed to a waitlist. Every time it's full, we open a new cohort - so if you want in, make sure to sign up!

2. 1:1 Coaching with Cait. If you're a burnt out leader afraid of how it's affecting your team, book an initial session with Cait to kick of a recovery program that will lead to a healthier life and higher engagement from your team! 

3. 1:1 Coaching with Sarah. If you're a healer and an entrepreneur - Sarah is the FRIED guide for you. 

Organizations / Associations / Teams

1. Speaking and Training Events - Cait Donovan is a professional keynote speaker who focuses on burnout prevention and recovery through emotional intelligence and Chinese medicine. Cait has spoken in front of 1000's of people and loves sharing her message at your company kick off, your association annual event,  in your leadership trainings and more! You'll find feedback from previous sessions here.

2. Burnout 911 call. If you know there's a problem going on and don't have the time to wait for approval for a bigger training, you can book Cait for hour long consults to help you and your team move through burnout.