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Dawn L. Baker MD, MS Dr. Dawn Baker is the physician, writer, speaker, and lifestyle design coach behind Practice Balance. She helps physicians and other professionals step off the treadmill of achievement, rediscover their true selves, and cultivate a practice of balance that's right for them. …
Are chronic sleep deprivation and call nights making you fat?
A new study out in the journal Science Translational Medicine makes a direct link between disregulated sleep and metabolic derrangements that lead to poor health and weight gain. While there have been several epidemiological studies drawing correlation between sleep deprivation and hyperglycemia, …
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What Is Confidence, and How to Get It
(To listen to this article in podcast form, scroll to the bottom!) It's ubiquitous. No, not confidence... the desire for confidence. When I ask clients, prospective clients, friends and colleagues what they want, their answer is almost always confidence. It comes up so frequently. …
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The Lean Out Confidence Course You have the degrees, the knowledge, and the experience. You're the professional you always wanted to be. But are you living the life you really want? Take your confidence to the next level... and take action on your dreams. Do you want a better work schedule? …
Stepping Off the Treadmill of Achievement
Chapter 5 is my most favorite chapter of the book, Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. It's titled Stepping Off the Treadmill. In this chapter, the book takes a turn from criticizing lean-in culture and identifying the current problems faced by women in …