Dec 12 2023 32 mins
We can't think of a better way to draw our series on burnout to a conclusion by talking to Jonathan Malesic - he literally wrote the book on how to end burnout. 'The End of Burnout' was an Amazon best book in 2022 and is being translated into 9 languages - this is an episode many people need to hear!
Jonathan Malesic is an essayist, journalist, and scholar whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, The New Republic, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Post, America, Commonweal, Notre Dame Magazine, The Hedgehog Review, The Point, Chronicle of Higher Education, and elsewhere. His work has been recognized as notable in Best American Essays (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) and Best American Food Writing (2020) and has received special mention in the Pushcart Prize anthology (2019). He has been the recipient of major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisville Institute. His first book, Secret Faith in the Public Square, won a ForeWord INDIES gold medal for the religion category (2009). His newest book, The End of Burnout, was named a Best Book of 2022 by Amazon and the Next Big Idea Club. It is being translated into nine languages. He lives in Dallas, Texas. Image credit: Sarah Wall.
In this episode, Gillian Străine, CEO of GoHealth explores the following with Jonathan:
Jonathan Malesic is an essayist, journalist, and scholar whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, The New Republic, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Post, America, Commonweal, Notre Dame Magazine, The Hedgehog Review, The Point, Chronicle of Higher Education, and elsewhere. His work has been recognized as notable in Best American Essays (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) and Best American Food Writing (2020) and has received special mention in the Pushcart Prize anthology (2019). He has been the recipient of major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisville Institute. His first book, Secret Faith in the Public Square, won a ForeWord INDIES gold medal for the religion category (2009). His newest book, The End of Burnout, was named a Best Book of 2022 by Amazon and the Next Big Idea Club. It is being translated into nine languages. He lives in Dallas, Texas. Image credit: Sarah Wall.
In this episode, Gillian Străine, CEO of GoHealth explores the following with Jonathan:
- What drove him to write The End of Burnout'
- The gap between our expectation of work, and the reality – cause it’s in the gap that the trouble happens!
- How Christian theology is both a cause and cure of burnout.
- How to working well is about remembering what it means to be human.
- The spiritual discipline of 'getting over it'.
- The importance of challenging the system as a means to end burnout.
- Dwelling in dignity and divinity.
- What Advent has to teach us about the end of burnout.
Links:
Jonathan's website: https://jonmalesic.com
The End of Burnout - or available wherever you get your books.
Jonathan also mentioned '4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman' also available wherever you get your books.
Visit our website to get connected with the GoHealth Community.
Find us on our socials @GuildofHealth
Jonathan's website: https://jonmalesic.com
The End of Burnout - or available wherever you get your books.
Jonathan also mentioned '4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman' also available wherever you get your books.
Visit our website to get connected with the GoHealth Community.
Find us on our socials @GuildofHealth