Lean Out Podcast
Do you feel stuck on the Treadmill of Achievement? Are you looking for a new approach to finding work-life balance? You've come to the right place. This is the Lean Out Podcast with your host, Dr. Dawn Baker, author of Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. Become inspired by amazing women professionals who've taken the steps to lean out and find balance on their own terms.
Episodes
67 episodes
Solocast: Perfection?
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks about the illusion of perfection, and the trappings of impossible standards and comparison. She uses her many homesteading fails as examples and offers tips for overcoming perfectionism.Relevant links m...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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14:27
Revisioning with Sarah Wittry
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Sarah Witry. Dr. Wittry is a hospice palliative physician and certified mind-body coach dedicated to empowering women physicians. As a mom of four, she balances a rich family life with her passions for yog...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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29:21
Passions with Mary Wilde
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Mary Wilde, integrative pediatrician and champion for resilience and wellness. Mary is the owner of Imagine Pediatrics Behavioral Health and Wellness in St George, UT. She is the host of the
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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31:25
Solocast: All About Confidence
In this brief solocast episode, Dawn Baker talks all about confidence and her experience becoming a confident person. She outlines the four elements of confidence and makes a special announcement! Links mentioned in this episode:...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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10:07
Solocast: What It's Like to Live Off-Grid in the Wilderness
Ever wondered how you could make an alternative lifestyle work as a professional? We're doing just that by living off-grid on an 80-acre property in the remote alpine wilderness. And we're loving it. In this solocast episode, I describe...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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16:07
Solocast: Stepping Off the Treadmill
In this solocast episode, Dawn Baker shares the reading of her favorite chapter of Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. The chapter is titled, Stepping Off the Trea...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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26:30
Elements with Sara Cheng
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Sara Cheng about career transitions, elements of fulfillment, role modeling, burnout, and more. Sara Cheng, MD PhD, is a board certified anesthesiologist living in Denver, CO. She recently made a s...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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36:12
Sharing Burnout Experiences with Charleston Edwards
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Charleston Edwards of Own Your 5 to 9 and the Work-Life Eubiosis Podcast. They share their burnout journeys in conversation-style, discussing their similarities and differences, and what they did to move b...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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42:45
Solocast Labor Day Special: How I Do Work-Life Balance
In this episode, Dawn Baker shares how she is currently thinking about work-life balance. She pulls back the curtains on what her life looks like and how she approaches balance. Links mentioned:
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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10:20
Health with Ginamarie Papia
When you lean out from the hustle, you have the ability to lean in to other things, like optimizing your health. In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Ginamarie Papia. Ginamarie is a practitioner of functional and integrative medi...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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31:37
Solocast: A Culture Shift
This episode share Chapter 4 of the book Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. This chapter touches on the unwritten rules we might be letting dictate our lives, the treadmill achievement, and ho...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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18:53
Patient with Stephanie Moss
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Stephanie Moss, a PGY-1 psychiatry resident physician at Rosalind Franklin University. Stephanie is the host of the Life As a Patient Doctor Podcast, which features stories from medical students, trainees ...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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33:07
Prevention with Marjan Bolouri
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Marjan Balouri, a board certified radiologist specializing in breast imaging based out of Denver, CO. Outside of work, Marjan enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors with her family, and being an advocate...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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29:45
Solocast: On the Other Side of No
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks about what to do when you find yourself the recipient of a No. Do you make No mean something about your self-worth? Listen to hear tips about how to deal when you experience rejection.Resources menti...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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10:59
Solocast: The Cost No One Talks About
In this episode, Dawn Baker shares a reading from Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. Chapter 3 is titled, "The Cost No One Talks About." Links discus...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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19:58
Retreat with Stacey Funt
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Stacey Funt, a part-time radiologist, health coach, tour operator, wife, and mother to twins.Stacey is the founder of LH Adventure Travel, a wellness tour company. She designs and executes wellness...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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24:33
Solocast: How to Deal With a "Bad Review"
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks about what to do when you get a "bad review" - of your work performance, your creative efforts, your interpersonal interactions, or anything people might be evaluating. Links mentioned in this epis...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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15:06
Reinvention with Sharon McLaughlin
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Sharon McLaughlin about entrepreneurship and the importance of constantly reinventing yourself. Sharon is a plastic surgeon turned serial entrepreneur. She is the creator and CEO of Power of Peacefulness, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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27:30
Solocast: Lean In Culture
This episode is a reading of Chapter 2: Lean In Culture from the book Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. Dawn Baker discusses the current state of physical and mental health in hard-driving profession...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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17:54
Lean Practice with Mitra Sadhu
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Mitra Sadhu, a Florida nephrologist who has designed a lean private practice that helps her work part time in a traditionally busy subspecialty. She shares the components of a lean practice model, what mot...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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28:17
Solocast: 5 Lessons from 25 Years of Marriage
In this episode, Dawn Baker reflects on 25 years of marriage. She offers five concepts that she thinks have helped her marriage stand the test of time. Stay tuned for insights beyond the typical advice of "go on date nights" and "keep ope...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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11:56
Authenticity with Tracey O'Connell
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Tracey O'Connell. Tracey is a part-time teleradiologist, a coach, consultant, educator, and expressive writing facilitator. She has a special interest in what she calls the “messy middle” – helping people ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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36:43
Investing with Savannah Arroyo
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Savannah Arroyo of Networth Nurse and InvestHealth. Savannah started her real estate investing career in 2020 after having her second daughter. Looking for additional income streams and alternative w...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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28:42
Sabbaticals with Liz Drake
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Liz Drake, a professional and mom who has taken the big leap of a sabbatical after 20 years in management consulting. After what she calls "multiple failed attempts at finding the elusive work-life balance...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:54
