Lean Out Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Chrissy Guidry about waking up to her true priorities and expanding her work-life balance to include things that bring her more joy. Chrissy is a trauma and critical care surgeon who calls herself a "hybrid" academic and private practice physician. She has a role in physician wellness at Tulane University, and she works as a locum t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Dr. Kara Wada. Kara is a quadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician. Early in her career, she found out she has Sjogren’s disease, and this altered her vision and priorities for her work-life balance. She’s also a life coach and a mom who shares her recipe for success combining anti-inf...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Harmony Smith, trial attorney and mother of five. Harmony has been on a journey away from the debt of law school and the typical professional lifestyle toward one of financial independence. She is currently working full time in a remote role while leaning into homesteading and her love of crochet. She is also a freelance writer and blogger. H...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Elizabeth Hubbell. Elizabeth is an RYT-500 yoga instructor, wellness coach, and freelance writer passionate about living a plant-based, alcohol-free life. In 2021, she left a career as an instructional designer with a background in K12, higher ed, and adult learning. She is the author of Rethinking Alcohol through the Eight Limbs of Yoga. We...

Send us Fan Mail In this BONUS episode, Dawn Baker shares her favorite things as a gift guide for holiday shopping this year. All links can be found by going to the blog post accompanying this episode. Happy shopping! https://practicebalance.com/2023/11/a-few-of-my-favorite-things-2023-gift-guide/ Get in touch with Dawn:  On Instagram @practicebalance On the web practicebalance.com Buy the book Le...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Errin Weisman about her journey through burnout and beyond. She exemplifies the idea that work-life balance is truly a journey with highs and lows.  Dr. Errin Weisman is a physician, life coach, podcaster and mother of three. Because of her personal experience with professional burnout early in her career, Errin speaks openly with straight, r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Mary Leung about her transition from burned out, overworked medical specialist to in control of her time during busy days at her clinic. She was so transformed by coaching for time management that she became a coach to help other physicians like her. NOTE: There are a few unavoidable audio glitches in the beginning and end of this episode, bu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks about her first experience parenting in a sports competition. Things did not go as expected, and she describes how she handled it. ( NOTE: I incorrectly talk about the particular illegal jiu jitsu move that occurred as "grabbing an ankle", when apparently it is in a knee reaping. Shows how much I know about jiu jitsu!) You can find a pri...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Stella de la Vega about how she balances her clinical work as a physician in urgent care with her love for "unusual epic adventures" (her words). Her life interests include sailing and multi-day sail racing, mountaineering, rock climbing, triathlon, and backpacking.  Episodes of the Dare to Dream Physician Travel podcast mentioned i...

Send us Fan Mail Dawn Baker speaks with SC Gutierrez about the highs and lows on her journey of building a financial firm with an ethical, transparent business model. Sarah Catherine (SC) Gutierrez is the CEO of Aptus Financial. She holds an MPP from Harvard University, and Certified Financial Planner® and Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist designations. Her firm provides flat-fee financial pla...

Send us Fan Mail Dawn Baker discusses how a recent dream had her questioning her unconventional path to work-life balance. She shares tips for the continuous practice of cultivating the confidence to lean out. Resources mentioned in this episode:  Blog post version of this podcast Chase Jarvis Live episode about promotion and the creative cycle Get in touch with Dawn:  On Instagram @practicebalanc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Susie Sharpe, a dual-career physician and artist. They discuss the wakeup calls the led Susie to make time in her work-life balance for the creation of art, a lifelong passion. She shares where she derives inspiration for her artwork and gives advice for others who dream of honoring their passions while still working as a professional. Resour...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn reads Chapter 1 of her book Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. If you don't know the story behind how Dawn stepped off the treadmill of achievement, you'll enjoy this episode! Get in touch with Dawn:  On Instagram @practicebalance On the web practicebalance.com Buy the book Lean Out

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Melissa Vela-Williamson, founder of MVW Communications. Melissa is an internationally-recognized public relations strategist, author, national columnist, and podcast host. She is accredited in PR, certified in diversity, equity and inclusion, and uses PR for social good through her PR company. Craving more location independence and work-life...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Dawn Baker talks about the inevitability of change and uncertainty in our lives. She also gives tips for how to accept them and use them in your Lean Out journey. Resources mentioned in this episode:  Business of Happiness Podcast episode 220 Practicebalance.com article on Mindfulness Get in touch with Dawn:  On Instagram @practicebalance On the web practi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Aman Costigan. Aman is a mom, attorney and law firm partner, founder and yoga teacher at Beyond Yoga for Lawyers, investor in a local start up, and personal development nerd. After years of feeling unfulfilled with “just the law”, in 2019 she took action to build her own Empire of Freedom. We discuss financial freedom, allowing for other inte...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk with Dr. Weili Gray, an anesthesiologist by training who practices sleep medicine in Vermont’s countryside. She founded Dare to Dream Physician with the mission to empower fellow doctors to dream big and embrace life through travel. With her husband and 3 kids, she has crafted a dream life brimming with family adventures and extraordinary experiences. Menti...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn shares how she's been in a bit of a funk this summer, and how a hummingbird helped her to "snap out of it." We also discuss this early podcast episode and original viral  blog post  from 2021 about doing things that are "not on the list." Get in touch with Dawn:  On Instagram @practicebalance On the web practicebalance.com Buy the boo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dawn talks with Kristi Angevine about her transition from full time Ob/Gyn to full time life coach. She loved her clinical practice despite some downsides, but she found something she loved even more. She decided life was too precious to not heed the call. Kristi Angevine, MD is a board-certified Ob/Gyn and master certified life coach. She specializes in helping h...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk with Shilpa Shahani, a pediatric oncologist who shifted to a remote career in cancer pharmacology when she found herself dealing with the stress of infertility treatments. We talk about what it means to her to serve her patients, what it's like to work while navigating infertility treatments, and much more. Get in touch with Dawn: On Instagram @practic...

Send us Fan Mail Jeanne Bramer is an OB-GYN who practices part-time in Louisville, KY. She originally trained and practiced in Lexington, KY. She's been married 21 years and has four children ages 15-20. When she was burned out and overwhelmed early in her career, they decided to make a bold move: they sold most of their possessions and moved 4000 miles to the state of Alaska. In this convers...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I interview my dear friend Sara Workman. Sara is a professor and CPA in Cedar City, UT. She has two sons, aged 7 and 2, and they have always been at the forefront of her career vision - even before they existed.  We discuss how Sara developed that early vision for her work-life balance, and how she's continued to keep her career roles as simple as possible by...

Send us Fan Mail Dawn Baker talks to Hannah Renno, an Arkansas-based pediatrician by training who walked away from a busy practice to prioritize the needs of her family. Bio:  Hannah Renno is a general pediatrician who walked away from a busy practice to pursue her dream of being a stay-at-home mom. She now homeschools her four children in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a breastfeeding medicine mic...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, I talk about ways you can deal with haters and naysayers, who will no doubt show up when you're leaning out. Brave Enough Show episode (Season 10 Episode 9) with Sasha Shillcutt and Lydia Kang Get in touch with Dawn: On Instagram @practicebalance On the web practicebalance.com Buy the book Lean Out

Send us Fan Mail Rachel Wood MD is an American mom, wife and anesthesiologist currently practicing part-time general anesthesia in the south island of New Zealand. In her free time, she loves mountain biking with her husband, playing Legos with her son and infusing as much adventuring into her family life as possible. Rachel leaned out from the typical path of a fellowship-trained anesthesiologist...