(image courtesy unsplash.com) (Scroll to the bottom to listen to this episode in podcast format!) The other day I was taking a walk on the homestead by myself. I walked to a stream crossing we call "the cold pool” – a short but deep section of the creek that runs through our property, fed by a …
Lean Out Podcast: Adventure with Meagan Gallagher
What's your vision for your work-life balance? Is a crucial element currently missing? Is there an element you're working to incorporate? When I was in medical school, everything I studied seemed interesting. But I didn't even entertain certain specialties as something I would do, because the …
Lean Out Podcast: Communication with Christine Ko
Sometimes it takes a wake-up call to slow us down. For me, it happened in the form of a cancer - which is why I share information on self-care and work-life balance so you hopefully don't get to the point where I was before making changes. For my recent guest on the Lean Out Podcast, Dr. …
How to Give Yourself Permission
There’s a quiet truth we often miss in the midst of our professional striving: no one is coming to give us permission. Not our bosses, our mentors, or even our families. And yet, we wait—trapped by our own expectations and obligations. But here's the thing: you already have permission. Chapter 10 …
Lean Out Podcast: Worth with Jen Wagner
What is your worth? What are the components that go into determining your worth? First of all, you are worthy of love, fulfillment, and balance simply because you're here. My guest on the Lean Out Podcast realized she has tremendous worth - to herself, her family, her workplace, and her …
Scheduling Your Balance: My Summer of Lake
(Note: If you'd like to listen to this post as a podcast episode, scroll to the bottom!) There’s something about summer that makes me want to have a fun goal. Not just any goal... a goal that involves having fun. I remember always trying to make goals like that as a kid in school – …
