Introduction

Third in the "August 2022 choosing wellness series," I re-release my conversation with Dr. Lauren Broyles. Lauren speaks honestly and openly about the problem of addiction among academic women. As a former addiction researcher and a woman in recovery from both alcohol use disorder as well as work addiction, she speaks about the pervasive problem in academia where women often "outsource" their emotions in order to cope with heavy workloads. This mental health crisis in academia, as Lauren notes, is rarely talked about or researched. Find Dr. Lauren Broyles' webinar about toxic productivity here: https://ireta.org/resources/work-addiction-the-most-glorified-addiction-hidden-in-plain-sight/