Episode 99 | Beating Burnout Before Summer Begins: A Conversation with Dr. PBJ and Staffing Summit Preview
From CampWire by American Camp Association
December 5, 2025 · 16 min · Episode 99
About this episode
This episode features a conversation with Dr. PBJ about burnout and her upcoming keynote at the Staffing Summit.
In this special preview episode of CampWire, we sit down with Dr. Patrice Buckner-Jackson — Dr. PBJ — to introduce her highly anticipated January keynote for the 2025–2026 Staffing Summit. After delivering one of the most requested keynotes of 2024, Dr. PBJ returns to guide camp professionals through a deeper, more expansive conversation on burnout, capacity, and caring for the people who care for campers. You can hear Dr. PBJ’s full keynote live on Wednesday, January 28, as part of the 2025–2026 Staffing Summit event series. Show notes: Register for the Staffing Summit Disrupting Burnout podcast Center for Creative Leadership Dr. PBJ's new book! The views and opinions expressed on CampWire by contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the American Camp Association or ACA employees.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr. Patrice Buckner-Jackson
Topics covered
- burnout
- staffing
- camp professionals
- keynote
- mental health
Keywords
- burnout
- Staffing Summit
- Dr. PBJ
- camp professionals
- mental health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American Camp Association
Books & works: Dr. PBJ's new book!
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