Let's say our work-life balance is not where you want it to be. You craft an escape. Then what happens? According to my guest on the Lean Out Podcast Dr. Maureen Gibbons, your focus should not be your escape. It should be a vision of what you want your life to look like. What are you spending …
Lean Out Podcast: Mini-Retirements with Jillian Johnsrud
What I want for everyone reading: Career sustainability. There are multiple ways to optimize your career sustainability. One is to do your job part-time so you can spend your other time doing things that bring you joy. It might mean less money, it might mean retiring later than you had …
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Freedom of Thought
(image courtesy unsplash.com) (Scroll to the bottom to listen to this episode in podcast format!) The other day I was taking a walk on the homestead by myself. I walked to a stream crossing we call "the cold pool” – a short but deep section of the creek that runs through our property, fed by a …
Lean Out Podcast: Adventure with Meagan Gallagher
What's your vision for your work-life balance? Is a crucial element currently missing? Is there an element you're working to incorporate? When I was in medical school, everything I studied seemed interesting. But I didn't even entertain certain specialties as something I would do, because the …
Lean Out Podcast: Communication with Christine Ko
Sometimes it takes a wake-up call to slow us down. For me, it happened in the form of a cancer - which is why I share information on self-care and work-life balance so you hopefully don't get to the point where I was before making changes. For my recent guest on the Lean Out Podcast, Dr. …
How to Give Yourself Permission
There’s a quiet truth we often miss in the midst of our professional striving: no one is coming to give us permission. Not our bosses, our mentors, or even our families. And yet, we wait—trapped by our own expectations and obligations. But here's the thing: you already have permission. Chapter 10 …
