Oh Joy! On Facing Down Burnout

Oh Joy! On Facing Down Burnout

From What Works by Tara McMullin

April 9, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

This episode discusses navigating burnout amidst personal and systemic challenges.

Another episode featuring HBO's The Pitt? You know it. This time: finding your course of action in the space between personal challenges and systemic and structural failings. Footnotes : Read the essay version here. " Rethinking Busyness " on What Works HBO's The Pitt " Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work–Life Integration in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2023" AMA STEPS Forward A Spectre, Haunting by China Miéville ★ Support this podcast ★

People in this episode

Host: Tara McMullin

Topics covered

  • burnout
  • work-life integration
  • personal challenges
  • systemic issues
  • mental health

Keywords

  • burnout
  • work-life balance
  • mental health
  • systemic issues
  • personal challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO, AMA STEPS Forward

Books & works: The Pitt, Rethinking Busyness, Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work–Life Integration in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2023

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