High-Achieving Women
Dr. Sherrie Bourg Carter is a psychologist and an author who writes on the topic of women and stress. Her background in the area of stress, particularly extreme and traumatic stress in women, began in graduate school when she worked under the direction of internationally-recognized traumatic stress expert, Dr. Mary Ann Dutton. This work blossomed into work with traumatic stress in children, which led to numerous published articles, national speaking engagements, and two books on the topic of child witnesses.
Dr. Bourg Carter first began counseling women and children with stress-related problems in 1989, and since that time has conducted hundreds of psychological evaluations related to stress, anxiety, depression, and traumatic stress. Her publications on the topic of work-related stress and burnout include numerous articles as a featured mental health contributor at Associated Content, a chapter in John Wesley Hall’s book, Professional Responsibility in Criminal Defense Practice (3rd ed.) and an article for the American Journal of Family Law, titled When the Enemy Lies Within: Risk for Professional Burnout Among Family Law Attorneys.
Follow Dr. Bourg Carter's posts as she blogs for Psychology Today on topics related to High Octane Women
Dr. Bourg Carter's new book, High Octane Women, is now available for purchase at Amazon.com. The book focuses on high-achieving women and strategies they can use to effectively cope with the stressors in their hectic, overscheduled, and high-pressured lives. There also is a Kindle version available.
Reviews for High Octane Women:
"High Octane Women is a must-read for superachieving women who are looking to manage unique and individualized reasons for burnout."--ForeWord Magazine
"A must-read for high achieving women who have come to accept stress as a way of life."
--Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald columnist of "The Work/Life Balancing Act"
"High Octane Women is a must-read for ALL women. The number of demands placed on a professional woman is growing at a rapid pace and it's nearly impossible to keep up. This book provides valuable insight into what burnout can do to a professional woman and provides tips to help us keep growing strong."--K. Heaps, talk radio host
"... not a 'one-size-fits-all' self-help throw away, but a sensitive, insightful window into the world of professional women, their unique stressors, and proven approaches to ameliorate them." --Laurie Shanks, Professor, Albany Law School
"Finally ... compelling and enlightening research combined with a realistic road map for high-achieving women to reverse burnout and find our way back to sanity!" --Caryl Ginsberg Fantel, MrFood.com Editor, Music Director, and Arts Advocate
"Dr. Bourg Carter reinforces a basic truth: control your professional job before it kills you. This is a harsh reminder of what we all need--work smarter, not longer--and take our lives back." --John Wesley Hall, Criminal Defense Lawyer
"Loved it! The book has helped me develop a new, healthier perspective toward life--choosing between what's truly essential and what is mere clutter. A must-read for all of us who juggle a million roles and expect to succeed at all of them."--Maria M. Schneider, Assistant State Attorney in charge of the Juvenile Division for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Released in 2009 ...
Justice for All: Challenges of the Mentally Ill in the Legal System - released in October, 2009
Children in the Courtroom: Challenges for Lawyers and Judges (2nd edition) released in August, 2009)
Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com for Children in the Courtroom (1st edition)
"I found Carter's techniques in handling a child witness to be extremely helpful in my complex personal injury case." Peter C. Limberis, Law Offices of Peter C. Limberis,
"The book offers step-by-step analysis of the most appropriate techniques for determining a child’s ability to testify." Bruce Lyons, Member of Lyons and Sanders,
"Carter's book should be required reading for every lawyer and judge who deals with child witnesses in the courtroom." Diane Geraghty, Professor, Director of Civitas Childlaw Center, Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
