#135 Jonathan Malesic: Dads, Work, And Burnout (2023)

Jonathan Malesic spent more than a decade in what he thought was his dream job as a college professor. But after years on the clock he found himself exhausted, angry, and struggling to feel like he was making an impact with his students. But even when he quit his job in order to solve one problem, he quickly realized he had another on his hands: Without a job, was he suddenly less of a man? On this 2023 episode of Paternal, Malesic recounts the experience that led him to studying the phenomenon of burnout, how it affects men and women differently, what role work plays in defining a man's sense of masculinity, and the effects of burnout on men when it comes to fatherhood. Malesic's 2022 book The End of Burnout is available wherever you buy books, and he is also the author of the 2022 essay " How Men Burn Out ," from The New York Times.

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#135 Jonathan Malesic: Dads, Work, And Burnout (2023) is an episode from Paternal by Nick Firchau.

This episode is 39:46 long.

This episode was published on Jul 30, 2025.

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