The first part of my book Lean Out is all about how the current "lean in", hustle culture has significant costs for women professionals. Chapter 3 is all about the cost no one talks about. So much so, that I pitched and gave a talk about this topic at a very large physician conference a couple …
Lean Out Podcast: Steps with Seema Desai
Leaning out doesn't have to look like an abrupt, dramatic transformation. After my health scare and wakeup call to get off the Treadmill of Achievement, I began my medical career in a desirable, no-call position. I worked 3-4 days a week clinically, had the ability to take vacations of decent …
Create a Life You Don’t Have to Escape From
After a little break from creating content, I'm baaaaaack! The last episode of Lean Out was released during Christmas week. After that, my family and I had a quiet Christmas and New Year on our property, which was increasingly becoming colder and snowier. Luckily, we had a few trips to …
A Dream That Made Me Question My Path
(Note: If you'd rather listen to this article as a podcast, click here.) Last night I had this dream. I was attending a conference with some of my other doctor blogger/coach/entrepreneur friends, and the scene turned into my classic “anxiety dream”: I had to be somewhere, had to meet some …
The One Thing You Can Rely On
Change. Uncertainty. We do many things to resist them and avoid them. Yet they keep happening. Living on a large piece of property out in the wilderness has given me a unique perspective on change… a very “in your face” perspective. You see, every day we take walks and do projects on the …
How to Deal With Impostor Syndrome
How impostor syndrome came up for me recently, and what I did to deal with it I pulled up to the big hospital near downtown in the dark of the early morning. Six police cars surrounded the yellow-taped entrance to the ER. After parking, I filed through the main entrance. This involved a bag …