(Scroll to the bottom of this post to hear it as a podcast!) Enough. The word brings about so many pertinent questions… Do you have enough? Are you doing enough? ARE you enough? I’m fortunate to be in a position with my age, financial situation and the current stage of my career, where …
The Essentials to Feel Happy, Healthy, and Fulfilled
(Scroll down to listen to this as an episode of the Lean Out Podcast) I decided to say yes to a locum tenens anesthesia position in Michigan this spring in addition to my regular per diem work in Las Vegas. As you can imagine, getting to Michigan from rural Southern Utah is not a simple task. …
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Do You Have Margin In Your Life?
(Scroll to the bottom of this article to listen in podcast form!) Recently I was coaching a client who identified one of her core values as flexibility. When I do work-life balance coaching, I focus a lot on values. I ask clients a series of questions about their chosen words. Those questions …
How to Practice Compassion This Season
(Scroll to the bottom to hear this episode in podcast form!) If you’re a subscriber to my newsletter, you maaaaay have noticed that the three most recent newsletters had the exact same subject line. Whoops. (And by the way, if you’re not subscribed… Why not? Click here and get subscribed! In …
Lean Out Podcast: Perfectionism with Amna Shabbir
It might seem like a virtuous flaw. Being "perfect" is lauded by society. But perfectionism is a farce. And it really holds people back. What are you missing when you succumb to perfectionism? Progress. Connection. Learning. Maybe even love (especially for yourself). My guest on the …
How to Practice Acceptance
This week was supposed to be the start of my husband’s big trial in Salt Lake City. While the trial is only 10-12 days, the whole thing’s a 3-4 week process because they do witness prep and jury selection and a bunch of stuff before hand. He’s an intellectual property attorney, which in general is a …







