Our guest today is Dr. Jacqueline Kerr is a behavior scientist and burnout expert (and survivor). She is in the top 1% of most cited scientists worldwide and received over $56 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to research health behavior change solutions for individuals and communities. Dr. Kerr left her position as a public health professor in 2018 and now hosts the podcast ‘Overcoming Working Mom Burnout’ where she interviews CEOs, researchers, diversity experts, and leadership coaches. Her TEDx talk (How to stop burnout before it starts) explains how burnout is a multi-level problem and provides actionable solutions that we can all use to change the social norms around burnout based on behavior change science.
In today’s episode, we discuss…
- What the research actually says about engagement and burnout
- Fascinating data on workplace barriers and societal structural barriers
- The need to prove ourselves as ambitious mothers
- How the corporate environment can often out women automatically in the first stage of burnout
- Workplace stereotypes we are expected to engage
- When you are in fight or flight mode, it is almost impossible to have the extra energy to challenge your thoughts
- Checking your tendencies to overwork and overgive
- Choosing to work for companies that support your personality tendencies
- Identifying areas where you might be resentful or ruminating
- Communicating with your family about what drains and depletes you
- Setting realistic expectations with your family and the women around you
- Filtering choices through a “mediocre man mindset”
- The importance of parenting breaks
- Identifying energy drains at home and at work
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Show Notes: Burnout Expert Tells All
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I am thrilled to introduce you to our guest today! Dr. Jacqueline Kerr is a behavior scientist and burnout survivor. She is in the top 1% of most cited scientists worldwide and received over $56 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to research health behavior change solutions for individuals and communities. Dr. Kerr left her position as a public health professor in 2018 and now hosts the podcast ‘Overcoming Working Mom Burnout’ where she interviews CEOs, researchers, diversity experts, and leadership coaches. Her TEDx talk (How to stop burnout before it starts) explains how burnout is a multi-level problem and provides actionable solutions that we can all use to change the social norms around burnout based on behavior change science.
Today we discuss…
- Dr. Kerr’s experience of burnout as a supermom and full-time professor…and thinking she might be having a mid-life crisis
- What the research actually says about engagement and burnout
- Fascinating data on workplace barriers and societal structural barriers
- The need to prove ourselves as ambitious mothers
- How the corporate environment can often out women automatically in the first stage of burnout
- Workplace stereotypes we are expected to engage
- When you are in fight or flight mode, it is almost impossible to have the extra energy to challenge your thoughts
- Checking your tendencies to overwork and overgive
- Choosing to work for companies that support your personality tendencies
- Identifying areas where you might be resentful or ruminating
- Communicating with your family about what drains and depletes you
- Setting realistic expectations with your family and the women around you
- Filtering choices through a “mediocre man mindset”
- The importance of parenting breaks
- Identifying energy drains at home and at work
Are you interested in finding out more about Dr. Jacqueline Kerr?
Dr. Jacqueline Kerr on LinkedIn
About Our Guest: Dr. Jacqueline Kerr
Dr. Jacqueline Kerr is a behavior scientist and burnout survivor. She is in the top 1% of most cited scientists worldwide and received over $56 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to research health behavior change solutions for individuals and communities. Dr. Kerr left her position as a public health professor in 2018 and now hosts the podcast ‘Overcoming Working Mom Burnout’ where she interviews CEOs, researchers, diversity experts, and leadership coaches. Her TEDx talk (How to stop burnout before it starts) explains how burnout is a multi-level problem and provides actionable solutions that we can all use to change the social norms around burnout based on behavior change science. Dr Kerr is helping women leaders with training and peer learning collaboratives on how to lead through change, manage change and leverage change for transformational organizational change. Her behavior science tools and evidence-based frameworks and strategies help leaders move beyond the status quo to lead the thriving, diverse workforce of the future.
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About the Host: Lori Oberbroeckling
Lori Whitney Oberbroeckling is a mom of four, corporate leader, podcaster, productivity expert, and author of the book Secrets of Supermom: How Extraordinary Moms Succeed at Work and Home & How You Can Too!
She is passionate about helping parents who want fulfilling careers–or side hustles or passion projects–while also wanting to feel present and connected to their families.
