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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 18 MIN

Burnout: A Silenced Epidemic

from Joyful Work: Ending Burnout in the Arts · host Laura Crossley

Have you experienced burnout working in the arts? If so, you’re not alone. But what exactly is burnout? How does it impact on people’s lives and organisations? And why is it so prevalent in the arts?I introduce major research about burnout amongst creative and cultural workers and explore why it’s been described as a silent epidemic. Useful Stuff Laura: www.weareculturebloom.com Laura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurafcrossley/ School of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/performance Centre for Cultural Value: https://www.culturalvalue.org.uk/ Mental health at workMind: https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work FundersClore Leadership: https://www.cloreleadership.org/ Arts and Humanities Research Council: https://www.ukri.org/councils/ahrc/

Have you experienced burnout working in the arts? If so, you’re not alone. But what exactly is burnout? How does it impact on people’s lives and organisations? And why is it so prevalent in the arts? I introduce major research about burnout amongst creative and cultural workers and explore why it’s been described as a silent epidemic. Useful Stuff Laura: www.weareculturebloom.com Laura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurafcrossley/ School of Performance...

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