#154 Learning to "Lean Out" - Dr. Dawn Baker's Journey from Medicine to 'Leaning Out', Embracing Unconventional Paths, Living Off-Grid, and Homeschooling

• 0:00:00 – Video intro
• 0:01:17 – Guest introduction
• 0:02:12 – The scripts Dawn grew up with
• 0:03:55 – Medicine, engineering and rock climbing
• 0:07:29 – Learning from people around you
• 0:12:05 – How did shifting into medicine change Dawn?
• 0:16:56 – Being diagnosed with a brain tumor
• 0:21:36 – Shifting in a new direction
• 0:24:44 – Realizing your passions recede
• 0:26:56 – Infertility, having children & “leaning out”
• 0:35:08 – Can Dawn’s message be expanded to men as well?
• 0:38:47 – Designing life with her husband
• 0:42:02 – Seeking financial independence
• 0:48:05 – Moving off grid
• 0:53:29 – Homeschooling
• 0:58:16 – Dawn’s daughter & The unconventional life path
• 1:01:56 – Where can we find Dawn?

Dawn has a medical degree but she didn’t pursue a traditional career as a doctor. She lives off grid with her husband and her homeschooled daughter. Dawn is passionate about finding a work-life balance and she wrote a book for professional women seeking to do so.

Links:

• Book: Lean Out

• Twitter: @DLBakerMD

• practicebalance.com

• Instagram: practicebalance