The other day I read an interesting article, which posits that junior faculty members with esoteric research projects are ironically similar to young tech bros working insane hours and in Silicon Valley to make millions on their breakthrough app. The common thread? They're both hustling. Only …
Lean Out Podcast: Patient with Stephanie Moss
At some point in our lives, we will all be patients. I've been one, and I bet you or someone you're very close to has as well. I titled the newest Lean Out Podcast "Patient" because, for my guest, the word has a double meaning. Stephanie Moss is a PGY-1 psychiatry resident physician at Rosalind …
Lean Out Podcast: Prevention with Marjan Bolouri
Prevention is kind of a strange theme for a Lean Out Podcast episode. But my guest has demonstrated the concept of prevention in many ways during her lean out journey. Her name is Dr. Marjan Bolouri. Marjan is a mother, a wife and a board certified radiologist specializing in breast imaging in …
On the Other Side of No
(To hear this post as a podcast episode, scroll down!) As a work-life balance advocate and coach, I talk to people a lot about making boundaries. Boundaries are basically ways to say No to things you don’t want to do or things that aren’t aligned with your values or current priorities. I even …
The Cost No One Talks About
The first part of my book Lean Out is all about how the current "lean in", hustle culture has significant costs for women professionals. Chapter 3 is all about the cost no one talks about. So much so, that I pitched and gave a talk about this topic at a very large physician conference a couple …
Lean Out Podcast: Retreat with Stacey Funt
What are you really passionate about? What seeps through your value system? For my guest on the most recent Lean Out Podcast, that thing is travel to unique and adventurous locales. She's been taking trips - solo and with family - since she was a young adult. Her most recent trip was to …