7 Spouses and Partners of Workaholics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I: Work Addiction: The New American Idol
5. 1 The Making of a Workaholic 13
6. 2 Who, Me? A Workaholic—Seriously? 29
7. 3 How to Spot Work Addiction 45
8. 4 Inside the Workaholic Mind 65
9. 5 The “Off Duty” Workaholic Brain 83
10. II When Work Addiction Hits Home
11. 6 Wedded to Work Is a Family Affair 99
12. 7 Spouses and Partners of Workaholics 119
13. 8 The Legacy of Children of Workaholics 137
14. III Risky Business Invasion of the Balance Snatchers
15. 9 It’s Been a Hard Day’s Night Work Stress and Job Burnout 157
16. 10 Companies Behaving Badly, Encouraging Employees to Drink the Kool-Aid 183
17. 11 “Good Trouble” in Corporate America 199
18. IV Recovery from Work Addiction
19. 12 The Perspective Less Taken 221
20. 13 Mindful Working 245
21. 14 Untangling from the Workaholic Part of You 265
22. 15 Radical Self-Care and Fierce Self-Compassion 289
23. Acknowledgments 315
24. Appendix Managing Work Addiction and Work-Life Balance in a Hybrid World 317
25. Notes 325
26. Index 343
27. About the Author 355