Pursuing simplicity in work, home, community, and self
The epidemic of burnout spans across all professions and work environments. Some studies quote burnout rates as high as 70-80% of workers. What is burnout? Burnout is typically defined as a constellation of symptoms including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduced sense of …
Lean Out Podcast: Sharing Burnout Experiences with Charleston EdwardsRead More
[To listen to this article as a solocast, scroll to the bottom of this post] Happy Labor Day! If you look up the holiday, it will ironically say something about a “tribute to the achievements of American workers”. But you know how I feel about the word achievement 😄 If you delve …
When you lean out from the hustle culture, you have the opportunity to lean in to other things. Things like improving your health, rediscovering old interests you'd forgotten about, or spending time with the people who matter most in your life. My guest on the Lean Out Podcast is doing just …
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 …
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 …
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 …
