8 Keys to Healing, Managing, and Preventing Burnout

by Morgan Johnson, Babette Rothschild Narrated by Dina Pearlman

Overview

Everyone is vulnerable to burnout and anyone can succumb to its effects. Empty suggestions, like "just relax" or work sponsored resilience workshops often lead to feeling judged or wasting precious time. Through eight key concepts, therapist Morgan Johnson offers a new way to combat burnout by feeling whole and reconnecting with the world and relationships around you.



Each chapter focuses on a different concept and explains the science behind it. Activities, therapy techniques, journaling prompts, and personal anecdotes are shared to help listeners implement the concept in their recovery journey. Although much of the book expands on solutions that help listeners work smarter not harder, Johnson acknowledges that many elements are out of our control-particularly societal, financial, and political systems that depend on exploitation to thrive. Toxic positivity, compassion fatigue, glimmers and triggers, and other key themes are also discussed.



This book is designed to support anyone experiencing burnout, including the overworked employee, overloaded parents and caregivers, those suffering from chronic illnesses, and those just starting to feel the initial effects of burnout. Ultimately, the book empowers individuals to improve their mental wellness by leveraging their current situation while moving towards a society rid of burnout.

Editorial Reviews

Ilyse Kennedy

"As a therapist who has experienced significant periods of burnout, Morgan Johnson’s 8 Keys to Healing, Managing, and Preventing Burnout is a necessary addition to the burnout canon. With the perfect blend of research, personal experience, and her work aiding clients, this book is essential not just for helping professionals, but, as Johnson says, for anyone who is human. This book not only updates us on burnout research and different ways of considering this issue, it updates us on how to effectively move through burnout when we are in it and how to prevent it in the future."

Gena St. David

"Morgan Johnson is a dynamic teacher who embodies the wisdom she teaches, and reading 8 Keys to Healing, Managing, and Preventing Burnout is like getting to take one of her sought-after classes. Johnson offers readers practical tips and a caring companion through the ups and downs of fulfilling our vocations; she is a trusted guide for both new and seasoned practitioners."

Silvy Khoucasian

"Burnout is not a personal failing—it’s a call to reimagine how we care for ourselves and each other. In 8 Keys to Healing, Managing, and Preventing Burnout, Morgan Johnson blends science, storytelling, and practical tools to support anyone feeling stuck in cycles of exhaustion. With humor, heart, and empathy, this book offers a pathway to healing that feels both achievable and deeply human."

J. Mack Slaughter

"As an emergency physician who has suffered and recovered from extreme burnout, it is my sincere opinion that for medical professionals, reading 8 Keys to Healing, Managing, andPreventing Burnout is the literary equivalent of putting your oxygen mask on first before assisting other passengers."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940195468996
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	09/30/2025
Edition description:	Unabridged