Pursuing simplicity in work, home, community, and self
Lots of people eschew the idea of work-life balance. It's unattainable, it's a construct, etc. But truly, "balance" is highly individual and is constantly changing - the part that people can't get their heads around. It's not like there is some pot-of-gold endpoint we're moving toward; based on your …
Lean Out Podcast: Experimentation with Errin WeismanRead More
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 …
I've talked a fair amount about infertility on this site. But how does it dovetail with designing your ideal work life balance? Physicians (and other professionals, for that matter) are conditioned to put our heads down and keep working. To not appear weak. To not ever get sick. But the reality …
I'm 44, and in my adult life I've taken something like six "sabbaticals". Upon hearing the word sabbatical, one traditionally thinks of a university professor taking a paid leave for one year, approximately every seven years, in order to complete a special project or write a book. But the …
Do you know how social security works? Are you maximizing contributions to a retirement account? Have you ever heard of a 529? Money. It's not a topic people commonly like to discuss, and yet it's very important our overall well being. Physicians are notoriously horrible at managing money, and …
The medical school at my hospital is now offering a structured Wellness Lecture Series for the first and second year students during their lunchtime break, and I was proud to be a part of it last week. I was the first presenter this year with my Heal Thyself talk. It was an honor to share with them …
