Welcome to 2025, and welcome to Season 3 of the Lean Out Podcast! I thought it'd be fitting to start the new year (and the new season) off with a discussion on an important topic: purpose.You might be thinking of ways you'd like to improve your life, your health, or your balance this year. But the …
Lean Out Podcast: Harmony with Tamara Beckford
She spent over a decade as a dedicated ER physician, including six years working full-time night shifts. However, by 2019, she felt a growing restlessness—a desire to expand her impact beyond the hospital walls. Inspired by luminaries like Zig Ziglar, she began exploring personal development and …
Lean Out Podcast: Brave with Sasha Shillcutt
Sometimes, life’s most profound lessons come wrapped in the trials we’d never choose. My guest on the latest Lean Out Podcast episode is one I've admired for several years... even more in recent times. I've observed with eyes wide open as she placed boundary after boundary and dialed her …
Human Being vs. Human Doing
What do you say when people ask, "So, what do you do?" It's such a loaded question. In our culture, we often associate what we do for work with who we are, first and foremost.Chapter 6 of the book Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance challenges this …
The Perfection Trap
(Note: If you'd like to listen to this in podcast form, scroll to the bottom!)It's November, and that means the holidays are coming up! It's as good of time as any to talk about perfection and comparison – especially at this time of year when there can be lots of pressure at work and home to, …
Lean Out Podcast: Revisioning with Sarah Wittry
What's your vision for work-life balance? In the most recent episode of the Lean Out Podcast, Dr. Sarah Witry, a palliative and hospice care physician, shares her journey to finding sustainable balance. Working part-time, coaching women in healthcare, and raising four children, Sarah highlights the …
