Hi, it’s me, Hannah, your long lost podcast host.
Yep, I disappeared for a while. Since December, I’ve felt like I haven’t had anything new to say. I’ve been exploring other projects, focusing on taking a step back to build relationships, and processing living in a pandemic, which brings us to our topic of today’s episode.
Last week I put out a highly scientific poll on Instagram to discover how many other people were experiencing what a friend has dubbed, “burnout guilt”.
This is feeling guilty over the ability to BE burned out because you’re still able to work right now.
88% said yes.
The answers to why people were or weren’t feeling burnout guilt were compelling. And, that brought an idea. I’d host conversations with people across industries and opinions on burnout, guilt, and processing living in a pandemic.
So here we are. I’ve had conversations with radio hosts, architectural designers, Starbucks store managers, and fellow marketers. I’m excited to share the conversations, and hope that, wherever you are on the burnout guilt spectrum, that it brings you a taste of the community we all need right now.
My first conversation is with Josh Evans, who is the afternoon host and production director at The River, a radio station in Columbus, Ohio. He’s also a husband and dad to a toddler while taking seminary classes.
So when I saw that he answered “no” on my poll, I reached out to hear more. Surely he was feeling burned out, right?? And he had a really well thought out response to why he wasn’t experiencing burnout guilt.
And that’s why we’re here. To have conversations about what it means for different people in different situations.
Connect with Josh on Twitter & Instagram.
Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram.