Pursuing simplicity in work, home, community, and self
“A lot of us have these little crucible moments... These hinge points where things need to change. And if we're smart about it, we move with that change instead of just ignoring it.” Melissa Vela-Williamson You've done hard things in your life, and you've gone through watershed moments. But do …
Lean Out Podcast: Challenge with Melissa Vela-WilliamsonRead More
What if you like your job, but you want to participate fully in another passion at the same time? My guest on the Lean Out Podcast is Aman Costigan, an attorney who enjoys her work in administrative law but was not satisfied with her life being about "just the law". What she's learned after 11 …
I heard about Dr. Weili Gray's fledgeling podcast the Dare to Dream Physician through a friend. I happened to listen to an episode where she described how she had taken a 9 month sabbatical between fellowship and her first attending physician job out of training. Not only did she slow down, learn …
Have you ever felt the sense that you were meant to be doing something else? Maybe you're happy where you are, but another passion is calling your name. My guest on the Lean Out Podcast today loved her Ob/Gyn work. She was a partner in a very supportive private practice group. But she fell in love …
Lean Out Podcast: Inner Compass with Kristi AngevineRead More
Navigating infertility treatments as a woman professional presents a perfect storm of stressors. It is emotionally, physically, and financially draining. There is no perfect time during your training or early career - which coincides with your ideal fertility window - to stop and have a baby. Thus, …
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed, underwater, and burned out that you needed to do a complete reset? I've talked on my blog about resets before, but this is a whole other level of reset. My guest on the new episode of the Lean Out Podcast felt just that... so she and her family made a bold move. …
