FRIED. The Burnout Podcast

Cait Donovan, Sarah Vosen

Booking Overview

An interview-led burnout and workplace wellbeing show featuring practical conversations with authors, psychologists, keynote speakers, and senior business or workforce leaders, alongside occasional solo expert episodes. Agencies could credibly pitch burnout researchers, organizational psychologists, HR and people-culture executives, leadership consultants, and authors with practical frameworks; booking difficulty is medium because guests are established experts and industry leaders, though not necessarily celebrity-level names.

Metrics

Episodes: 359

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 333 subscribers

Instagram: 5.2k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

cait@caitdonovan.com

info@caitdonovan.com

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Host

Cait Donovan - Keynote speaker, globally recognized burnout expert, workshop leader, and author who helps organizations and associations address burnout and build healthier workplace cultures.

Sarah Vosen - Burnout recovery specialist who guides individuals through recovery using her UNFRIED process in one-on-one and small-group settings.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Recognized expertise in burnout, psychology, leadership, workplace wellbeing, organizational culture, productivity, or workforce strategy, supported by substantial professional experience, research, executive consulting, keynote work, or published books.

Required Achievements:

Published books or significant research, Keynote speaking experience, Executive or organizational consulting, Leadership roles in major companies or professional organizations, Relevant policy, workforce, or business research

Recent Guest Discussions

Bhushan Sethi - The Economic Cost Of Burnout, Workforce Wellbeing Metrics, Transformation Failures, Financial Wellbeing, Responsible AI, Inclusion, And Human-centered Leadership.

Owen Fitzpatrick - Belief Formation, Perfectionism, People-pleasing, Leadership, Identity, Performance Pressure, And The Psychological Drivers Of Burnout.

Dr. Natalie Nixon - Sustainable Productivity, Creativity, Rest, Rigidity, Collaboration, Neuroscience, Burnout Warning Signs, And Redefining The Relationship With Time.

Recent Topics

Burnout, Burnout Recovery, Workplace Culture, Leadership, Wellness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

FRIED. The Burnout Podcast

CEO Burnout: Why a Great Leader Was Burning Out in a Healthy Organization, a #straightfromcait episode

August 23, 2026

I worked with a CEO who was burning out, but here's what made the situation interesting: they were really good at their job. They had a supportive board. They had a supportive staff. The rest of the organization wasn't burning out.So what the hell was going on?When we started looking for the mismatch, one word kept coming up: urgency.This CEO was moving faster than everyone around them. They were answering emails before the person responsible for them had a chance to respond. They wer...

The $322 Billion Business Case for Employee Wellbeing, with Bhushan Sethi

August 16, 2026

This episode is a reminder that there are people fighting for human leadership, inclusivity, responsible AI and more as we move into the future of work.FRIED Fam,In June of this year, I got to work with one of my very favorite clients again (repeat business is so fun when it's people you truly enjoy), the National Council of Nonprofits. I had sessions in the afternoon, so I went to the conference in the morning to listen to Diane Yentel speak.It was the most inspiring thing I had heard in...

What is Emotional Intelligence? a #straightfromcait episode

August 09, 2026

What is emotional intelligence?Cait breaks down what emotional intelligence actually means, tracing the term back to its 1990 origins and Daniel Goleman's four domain model: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. She digs into Dr. Tasha Eurich's research showing that while 95% of us believe we are self-aware, only 10 to 15% of us actually are, and shares a simple language shift from Dr Eurich that helps close that gap.Key Topics CoveredWhere em...

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