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Recorded: Workplace Chronicles Podcast – ASERL (September 2026)

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Earlier this year, Elaina Norlin invited me to be a guest on the Workplace Chronicles podcast (presented by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries). Our conversation focused on my low-morale experience studies and also went further into how I’ve been: considering and supporting low-morale experience recovery and healing; leveraging coaching skills to support library workers […]

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Recorded: Black in the Stacks Podcast (March 2026)

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About a month ago, I talked with Marquita Gooch, host of the Black in the Stacks podcast. In the episode, we candidly discussed navigating and recovering from workplace harm. In addition to sharing our own experiences, we also talked about recovery pathways, including the importance of community support, acknowledging grief, and the role of self-preservation.

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Recorded: Surviving the Stacks Podcast (October 2024)

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I’m the guest on Episode 4 of the new podcast, “Surviving the Stacks,” hosted by Dr. Beth Wahler and Dr. Jane Garner, both researchers and consultants working with libraries through social work and library practice and education lenses, respectively. In my conversation with them, we discuss my low-morale experience work, including insights on organizational culture,

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Recorded: Hiring Librarians Coaching Profile (July 2024)

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Emily Weak, founder of Hiring Librarians, has started a series profiling coaches who offer services/support to library workers – and I’m featured this month! Read the brief interview, which shares how I decided to begin coaching, my coaching philosophy/approach and services, and things to think about if you’re considering hiring a coach. If you’re seeking

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Recorded: The Hiring Librarians Podcast – Part 2 (January 2024)

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You don’t have to wait until your next job to practice self-preservation. You can start it now. – Kaetrena Davis Kendrick In the second part of The Hiring Librarians Podcast conversation with Emily Weak, we delve further into low-morale countermeasures, with a provocative look at self-preservation and the role of community in improving organizations. Listen

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Recorded: The Hiring Librarians Podcast – Part 1 (January 2024)

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“There’s this idea that work is supposed to be awful, and so, low morale is supposed to be in our organizations. I do not believe that. Low morale is not the default… there is a possibility for people working in libraries to enjoy their work and not be abused and neglected.” – Kaetrena Davis Kendrick

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Recorded: International Federation of Library Associations Continuing Professional Development Blog (September 2023)

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Check out a brief interview I participated in for the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)’s professional development- focused blog. In the short discussion, I share my perspectives on the latest trends in access to professional development, and how how continuing education acts as a counter against low-morale experiences. Thanks to Raymond Pun for the

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Recorded: The Librarian Linkover Podcast (June 2023)

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Lorene Kennard, host of The Librarian Linkover podcast, interviewed me about my latest low morale study, “The Cornered Office – A Qualitative Study of Low-Morale Experiences in Formal Library Leaders.” Our discussion explores some impact factors of low-morale experiences for formal leaders and surfaces insight on who should be responsible for improving workplace culture and

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