One and a half years ago, Aspen pulled me away from my numerous worries about balancing work and life on our wild, off-grid property. She begged me to go play, and I begrudgingly went. As she started to skip down the path, she made a profound statement that became the subject of this viral blog …
Lean Out Podcast: Relationships with Margot Ogburn
Last spring, we spent a few weeks camping in a mountain biking area outside Zion National Park. There's a nice park along the Virgin River with beach-like sand, smooth rocks, and lots of sun. One day, my daughter and I ventured down to "the beach" for some fun, and there was another family there. …
Lean Out Podcast: Community with BC Krygowski
I met physician, mom, FIRE enthusiast, and author extraordinaire BC Krygowski years ago, when I became immersed in a community of doctors who care about financial literacy and freedom. Little-known fact: BC's family, my family, and Leif's (aka Physician on FIRE's) family were all slated to take …
Lean Out Podcast: Autonomy With Kara Pepper
Hello! It's been a hot minute here on the blog. I've spent the first bit of 2023 finalizing, publishing, and distributing my book ... Then appearing at the White Coat Investor Physician Wellness and Financial Literacy Conference to talk about the concepts, share the book, and lead some …
Podcast Interview: The Scope of Practice
While I wouldn't say I have a phobia of public speaking, it definitely doesn't feel natural or easy. A very visual person and not one to extemporaneously engage an audience with a compelling story, interviews or any type of improvisation feel scary to me. So I decided to challenge myself in 2018 …
Are You Reaching Your Goals for 2018?
This year, I decided to make a list a la Gretchen Rubin of 18 things I want to do in 2018. I discussed the idea earlier in an earlier post here. I thought it seemed like a nice way to make some intentions for the year without a lofty list of resolutions. Instead, the list simply serves as a kind of …