Lean Out Podcast: Mindful with Jessie Mahoney

With mindfulness in your back pocket, any transition can be easier.

My guest on the most recent Lean Out Podcast is Dr. Jessie Mahoney. Jessie is a pediatrician by training who spent years doing clinical work as well as serving as a wellness officer for her group before transitioning to the world of wellness entrepreneurship. She is the CEO and founder of Pause & Presence, where she coaches women physicians who are successful on the surface yet struggle underneath. She co-hosts the Mindful Healers Podcast and also leads CME lifestyle medicine retreats that incorporate culinary medicine, food-as-medicine, coaching, yoga, and mindfulness. She is also a speaker and continues to work with institutions, teams, and fellowships as a wellness consultant. 

Jessie led physician wellness efforts within her medical group but found institutional change to be slow. She explored coaching, mindfulness, and yoga, eventually realizing she wanted to create something bigger and more nimble than what was possible within a large organization. Her decision to leave medicine wasn’t about burnout but about pursuing a greater purpose—a shift guided by asking herself what her 60-year-old self would want.

In our conversation, we discuss transitioning with ease and mindfulness, the double-edged sword of entrepreneurship, and navigating uncertainty in new endeavors (like buying a large property, going into business with her husband, and offering her own retreats!) There are lots of gems in this episode, so you don’t want to miss it!

What tools do you use to navigate transition? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment below!