Did you set a vision for your work-life balance from an early age? How has it changed? How did it morph over the years of your adult life?My dad was my role model for what work was "supposed" to look like. I think I envisioned being pretty similar to him, and boy am I different now!My most recent …
Lean Out Podcast: Family with Hannah Renno
Today's episode of the Lean Out Podcast features an engaging story of warning signs, blind spots, and epiphanies. You'll hear how a busy doctor decided to leave clinical medicine so she could focus on her children, only to realize she was sitting on a unique skillset she could build into a …
How to Deal With Haters
When I was in residency, I became sick and didn't know why. One of the manifestations of this was a problem with my reproductive system, and after some lab work, the specialist told me my infertility issues and hormonal imbalances were stress-induced. So before I even knew what was really wrong with …
Lean Out Podcast: Adventure with Rachel Wood
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drop everything and move to the opposite side of the globe? My guest on the most recent episode of the Lean Out podcast recently did just that. Dr. Rachel Wood is an anesthesiologist with subspecialty training in pediatrics. While working hard at her …
Lean Out Podcast: Travel with Claire Johnson
What's your one thing?You know, that thing that's always been part of your life. The thing that's stayed with you through all life's seasons.For Claire Johnson, that one thing is travel. Claire is an OB-GYN physician who started her medical career at a time and place where work-life balance was …
Lean Out Podcast: Flow with Milena Regos
After a brief hiatus, the Lean Out Podcast is back with a new episode! I had a week of clinical work consisting of intense, 10-12 hour days - during which I wondered, how do people who work this many hours, 5 days a week 50 weeks a year, DO IT??When I have a busy week in the hospital, all else goes …