Working Parent Burnout: 8 Strategies to Thrive, Not Just Survive - Paperback

by Kate Sustersic Gawlik (Author), Bernadette Mazurek Mazurek Melnyk (Author)

Are you physically and emotionally exhausted at the thought of going through one more day of parenting?

An incredible two-thirds of working parents report burnout. Caregiver, spouse, teacher, cook, cleaner, emotional support-today, as parents, we're tasked with doing more than ever for our families, and it's all just too much. We're depressed. We're anxious. We're touched-out. We're nowhere close to the parents we know we can be on our best days.

Written by leading experts and researchers in this field, Working Parent Burnout outlines the signs and symptoms of parental burnout and talks through evidence-based tools to recover and prevent further harm. The 8 strategies in this book run the gamut from small, everyday changes to brighten your day, to large, goal-shifting changes to heal and strengthen your relationship with your family.

You can learn how to take care of yourself and your family and heal from burnout as a working parent. Whether you're managing toddlers, pre-teens, or teenagers, you can learn how to not just survive the chaos but truly thrive.

Author Biography

Dr. Kate Gawlik graduated with her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2015 from The Ohio State University and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a family nurse practitioner. Dr. Gawlik is an assistant professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University and has been teaching since 2009. In 2018, she was awarded the American Association of Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence for Ohio. A working parent herself, Dr. Gawlik lives with her husband and four children in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk is recognized nationally and globally for both her clinical knowledge and her innovative approaches to a wide range of health care challenges. Currently, she serves as Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer for The Ohio State University and is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at The Ohio State's College of Medicine.

Dr. Melnyk received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from West Virginia University, her Master of Science degree with a specialization in nursing care of children and pediatric nurse practitioner from the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her PhD in clinical research from the University of Rochester where she also completed her post-master's certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.