Meryl Herr – When Work Hurts

Sometimes work hurts. Brent talks with Meryl Herr about her new IVP book ‘When Work Hurts: Building Resilience When You’re Beat Up or Burnt Out’’. Meryl is the owner of The Goodworks Group LLC, a consulting firm specializing in educational program planning and evaluation.  She previously served as director of research and resources at Fuller Seminary’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where she conducted research and created resources to help Christian marketplace leaders integrate their faith with their work.   (1:00) Meryl’s own work hurt; (1:45) Why work is so frustrating; (3:00) Dealing with work hurt; (5:50) Resilience at work; (6:55) Praying about work; (8:00) Displacement; (10:20) Vocation and calling; (14:30) Nehemiah 3; (16:20) Toxic workplaces; (18:00) What do we do with a toxic workplace? (20:25) At what point do we leave a workplace? (21:50) Advocacy in our workplace. Links mentioned in this episode: merylherr.com www.amazon.com/When-Work-Hurts-Building-Resilience/dp/1514010240 Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.