Dr. Lindsay McCary talks with us today about the fear, guilt, excitement, and anxiety of leaving a stressful job. If you’re wondering whether or not it’s time to pack it in and try something new, put this one in your back pocket.

Honorable Mentions:

Overidentifying with your career

Leaving academia (or any job)

Burnout vs manageable stress at work (when you know it’s time to go)

The rebound job

Is private practice “selling out”?

Private practice vs. university (academic) jobs

Post Academic Stress Disorder (PASD)

Elizabeth Gilbert’s “s*** sandwich”

Old jobs are like old boyfriends (or girlfriends, or partners)

You’re always 17 in your hometown

Flexibility, autonomy, and creativity

Barn-building donkeys

Yerkes-Dodson curve / Too little vs. too much stress

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Check Yourself:

Career changes are becoming more common: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-07-20-how-many-times-will-people-change-jobs-the-myth-of-the-endlessly-job-hopping-millennial

Signs of burnout: https://www.verywellmind.com/stress-and-burnout-symptoms-and-causes-3144516 

Does Salary Really Affect Motivation? A Review of the Research https://hbr.org/2013/04/does-money-really-affect-motiv 

Stages of breaking up (with your job): https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarayoungwang/2018/02/07/breaking-up-with-your-job-four-things-you-need-to-know-to-come-out-stronger/?sh=240431f8b521  

Work Life Podcast w/Adam Grant: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife

When to Jump Podcast/Book: http://www.whentojump.com

Nancy McWilliams: https://nancymcwilliams.com/books-authored/

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Lindsay McCary, PhD is the Director of Psychological Services at KGH Autism Services (https://kghautismservices.com) and a Senior Scientist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She holds affiliate faculty positions in Educational Psychology and Pediatrics.  Professionally, Lindsay specializes in the assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.  She is passionate about clinical training and mentoring.  In her “free” time, Lindsay enjoys camping and cycling.  Lindsay credits her very happy marriage to Julia, who trapped Lindsay and her now-husband, Michael, in the corridor of a bar on Lindsay’s 25th birthday.  Lindsay takes some credit for introducing Julia and Gill and loves that t

Welcome to The Psychologists Podcast, where we talk about all things psychology through a very personal lens.

Gill Strait PhD and Julia Strait PhD are both Licensed Psychologists (TX) and Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs, TX). They are alumni of The University of South Carolina School Psychology Doctoral Program (Go Gamecocks).

Gill is a teacher, researcher, and supervisor at a university graduate psychology training program.

Julia is owner and therapist at Ocean Therapy in Houston, TX, offering telehealth therapy to young adults in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with anxiety. Check it out here: https://www.oceantherapy.net/