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
125 episodes
Flexibility with Asha Padmanabhan
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Asha Padmanabhan. Asha is an anesthesiologist, leader, coach, and speaker who delivers workshops, grand rounds, and keynote presentations for healthcare audiences. With more than 20 years in high-stakes op...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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37:25
Systems with Santina Wheat
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Santina Wheat. Santina is an academic family physician who finds joy in helping others unlock their full potential. She also serves as a career and life coach, guiding physicians and healthcare workers fro...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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35:11
Solocast: Scammed! What To Do and How to Prevent Internet Crime
This solo episode is a departure from the regular content of the Lean Out Podcast, but it's an important topic that applies to everyone. Dawn Bakers shares about her experience getting scammed. She provides details about how she dealt with it a...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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17:34
Values with Karla Castillo
In this episode of the Lean Out Podcast, Dawn Baker talks with Karla Castillo. After working for years as a full-time nurse, Karla started Dominate Nursing, a company dedicated to helping nursing students feel more confident, less overwhelmed, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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32:15
Plans with Sarah Hart-Unger
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Sarah Hart-Unger. Sarah is a practicing physician, podcaster, and mother of three with a passion for helping listeners make the most of their limited time through effective planning and goal-setting, both ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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39:38
Solocast: Do You Have Margin In Your Life?
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks about what it means to have margin. She shares some stories from her own life and the lives of her clients, in addition to ways you can get more margin in your own life.** Don't forget about your ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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15:05
Solocast: Your Best Mind Ever in 2026
In the first episode of Season 4 of the Lean Out Podcast, Dawn Baker talks about the importance of mindset. She shares ways you can learn to change your mindset and a framework for figuring out how you want to spend your 2026.Don't fo...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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18:58
Nobody's W2 with Aimee Lowe
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Aimee Lowe. Aimee is the founder of the Lowe Legal Group based out of Omaha, NE. She represents c-suite executives, physicians, lawyers, and other professionals in complex compensation package negotiations...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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39:47
A Few of My Favorite Things: 2025 Gift Guide
In this episode, Dawn Baker shares her favorite things of 2025 in a gift guide that is meant for you or anyone you love. She gives recommendations in the areas of books, clothing, cosmetics, and wellness. Enjoy, and happy holiday shopping!<...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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19:59
Solocast: How to Practice Compassion This Season
Do you beat yourself up every time you make a mistake? How you would treat a friend or loved one who did the same thing? In this solocast episode appropriate for the holiday season, Dawn Baker talks all about self-compassion. She gives examples...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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15:56
Perfectionism with Amna Shabbir
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Amna Shabbir. Amna is a TEDx Speaker, podcaster, and dual board-certified physician with advanced training in integrative well-being, performance, and leadership development. She is the Founder and CEO of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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42:38
Social Media with Dana Corriel
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Dana Corriel. Dana is an internal medicine physician turned digital entrepreneur. She transitioned out of clinical medicine after recognizing both a skill in digital design and the need for more profession...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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39:51
Solocast: Acceptance
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks all about acceptance. She shares stories of her own resistance, along with tips for how to practice acceptance in your life. As we head into a busy holiday season, let this episode be a grounding and gentle rem...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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13:28
Designing Your Job with Elisa Chiang
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Elisa Chiang. Elisa is a practicing Oculoplastic Surgeon, certified life coach, speaker, and podcaster. She is the founder of Grow Your Wealthy Mindset, where she helps physicians take charge of their mone...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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36:32
Holistic Practice with Cindy Libert
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Cindy Libert. Cindy is a board-certified family physician, founder of Caring for the Body, PLLC – Center for Functional Medicine, and creator of Re-Think Aging and The Joy Prescription—two innovative progr...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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35:50
Solocast: What Are You Avoiding?
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks about avoiding - difficult conversations, making changes to your work-life balance, or simply avoiding yourself. She discusses the audience question that spawned this solocast, why we avoid difficult things, an...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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11:50
Rest with Saundra Dalton-Smith
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Saundra Dalton-Smith. Saundra is a board-certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and award-winning author. She is an international well-being thought leader featured in numerous media outlets inclu...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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35:03
France with Kelly Katcher
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Kelly Katcher. Kelly is a practicing anesthesiologist with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She’s passionate about travel and ballroom dancing, and she describes herself as a hopeless romantic.&n...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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38:26
Solocast: All About Trust
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks about trust: the foundation of any relationship, including the relationship with yourself. She discusses why trust is hard, how to cultivate trust with others, and regular practices that can help develop your s...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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14:59
Joy with Tiffany Moon
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Tiffany Moon. Tiffany is a mother, wife, entrepreneur, anesthesiologist, and TV personality. Her anesthesiology career is decorated with numerous publications and talks related to her research, in addition...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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37:46
Advocacy with Sara Whittingham
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Sara Whittingham. Sara is an anesthesiologist, Air Force veteran, endurance athlete, wife, and mom. Sara was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2020, which shook her world and also prompted her to becom...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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43:13
Solocast: Design your life
In this solo episode, Dawn Baker shares a reading of the final conclusion chapter of Lean Out: A Professional Woman's Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. She also shares some stories from...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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23:42
Service with Susan Baumgaertel
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Susan Baumgaertel. Susan is an internal medicine physician who stepped away from primary care after more than 25 years serving the community in many capacities. She pivoted to the online space to start myM...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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34:08
Vision with Maureen Gibbons
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Maureen Gibbons. Maureen is a practicing physician, sports nutritionist, and life coach. She founded Active Medical Solutions, a remote lifestyle medicine practice that has telemedicine and coaching arms. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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36:14
Mini-Retirements with Jillian Johnsrud
In this episode, Dawn Baker talks with Jillian Johnsrud. Jillian teaches, coaches, and writes about mini retirements and has done so for almost a decade. She is author of the upcoming book Retire Often: How anyone can take multiple career b...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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42:40
