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 …
Lean Out Podcast: Elements with Sara Cheng
What if you had the chance to try out different workplaces in your chosen profession? How do you know you wouldn't love another environment better than the one you're in now? My guest on the most recent Lean Out Podcast is Sara Cheng, MD PhD, who is doing just that. Sara is a board …
Lean Out Podcast: Sharing Burnout Experiences with Charleston Edwards
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 …
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How I Do Work-Life Balance
[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 …
Lean Out Podcast: Health with Ginamarie Papia
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 …
Lean Out Podcast: Prevention with Marjan Bolouri
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 …