FRIED. The Burnout Podcast

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The 4 Behaviors of A Toxic Workplace a #straightfromcait episode

May 31, 2026

Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/UffD0Ec0SX4Cait Donovan, host of FRIED. The Burnout Podcast breaks down a 2018 peer-reviewed study on toxic workplaces and what it actually proves about the relationship between organizational dysfunction and burnout — and she has opinions. If you've been told to breathe through it, journal harder, or just be more resilient, this episode is here to tell you that the research says otherwise. This one's short, sharp, and direct.Key Topics ...

Toxic or Just a Bad Fit? How to Tell the Difference at Work with Leanne Elliott of Truth, Lies, & Work

May 24, 2026

Your workplace might not be toxic. It might just be missing the biology lesson that explains why everyone keeps behaving badly.Work burnout is rarely one person's failure, and this conversation makes that case clearly. Occupational psychologist and Truth, Lies, and Work co-host Leanne Elliott joins Cait to untangle what actually makes a toxic work environment, and what we keep getting wrong when we try to fix it. Before culture initiatives and values workshops, there are psychosocial risk...

We’re Expecting the Wrong Things From Leaders And It’s Causing Leadership Burnout: A #straightfromcait episode.

May 17, 2026

If you're a leader who's exhausted, this one's for you. Cait Donovan, host of FRIED: The Burnout Podcast has spent over a decade coaching leaders through burnout — and the pattern is clear: expectations have skyrocketed, but support hasn't followed. In this episode, she draws on real stories, her upcoming book *The Match Move*, and 10+ years of field research to break down exactly what belongs on a leader's plate and what doesn't.Key Topics Covered- Why leaders are bur...