(Featured image courtesy Jim Lowman)(Note: If you'd rather listen to this post in podcast form, scroll to the bottom of the page.)Do you remember those Superbowl/Olympics/NBA Finals/etc. commercials where an interviewer off-camera would ask the winner, “What are you going to do next?” Maybe they …
Lean Out Podcast: Simplicity with Sarah Webber
Simplicity is both a commonly desired and commonly elusive aspect of work-life balance. Similar to balance, however, all of us define simplicity differently.Simplifying is also like spending money. Each of us values simplicity in different areas of our lives. I might have a simple clinical role …
Why You Need a Retreat
(Scroll to the bottom to listen to the podcast version of this post)I just came back from a retreat, and it was magical. Well, not really. Just a group of physicians connecting in nature, doing reflective activities together, and not adhering well to the set schedule because of all the side …
Lean Out Podcast: Joy with Cory Fawcett
Are you going through the motions at work, feeling like the life is being sucked out of you but still trudging along because "that's the way it's always done?" Have you lost the joy in your profession?Here's another scenario you might relate to: you've taken steps to refine your work-life balance, …
How Do You Define Success?
Success can mean many things... including the first egg from the henhouse.Of the many topics and points I could have included in Lean Out, I felt this was an important concept that most people agree with cognitively but don’t often practice in real life. In fact, I also included as one of the …
The Scars Are Inevitable
[Note: Scroll to the bottom to hear this article in podcast form]Once I figured out what was truly wrong with me as a burned out medical resident who was neglecting her own self-care, I had to undergo surgery to remove a very large pituitary tumor. They can send to me for a craniotomy in case they …
