Sabbatical 101

Alison is recently tenured associate professor who worked with me to plan her first sabbatical. In this episode, Alison talks about what she has planned for her Spring 2025 sabbatical, and about which aspects of the Reignite program were most beneficial to her as she created her sabbatical plan.

One of the things I love about this conversation is that Alison talks about the specific steps of the program she found most useful. These included creating a calendar for her sabbatical, which is something we do in Week 5 and setting boundaries, which we do in Week 6. Alison also talks about going back to her Guiding Principles, which she created in Week 2 of the program, and using them as a guide to determine what to take on and what to say no to during her sabbatical.

Identifying the purpose and priorities of your sabbatical is such a critical starting point, but most people skip over this step when they plan their sabbatical. If you’d like to learn more about how to do this, you can download my Sabbatical Purpose Guide and listen to Episode 14 of the podcast.

And we’re back! I’m kicking off 2025 with an episode about how you can gift yourself a solid sabbatical plan for the new year. If you’re someone who’s thinking about planning a sabbatical, or if you’re already on sabbatical and it’s not going well, then this episode is for you.

I mention a lot of different links and resources in the episode, and here they are:

My website: www.bethanywilinski.com

Book a Free Consultation here: https://bethanywilinski.com/discovery-call/

If you’re wondering how to figure out what to prioritize during your sabbatical, click here to download my free Sabbatical Clarity Toolkit.

Learn more about Sabbatical Rescue

Read my blog

Whether you’ve been listening for awhile or this is your first episode, you may be wondering what a sabbatical coach does, and why someone would want to work with one. In this episode, I tell you all about what it’s like to work with me and why my clients have found it beneficial. I give concrete examples from my clients’ experiences so you can see exactly what I’m talking about.

In the episode, I mention links and free guides, so here they are:

To learn more about my signature coaching program, Reignite, check out my website: www.bethanywilinski.com.

To schedule a Free Consultation, click here.

Listen to this podcast episode to learn more about identifying your sabbatical purpose, and this one for an example from Beth, one of my clients.

If you’re wondering how to figure out what to prioritize during your sabbatical, click here to download my free Sabbatical Clarity Toolkit!

My colleague Janine Certo is one of the most graceful and put-together people I know. She has such a calming presence, and I think that sense of calm comes through in this episode. Janine is an associate professor in the department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University and an award-winning poet.

In this episode, Janine talks about her two year-long sabbaticals and her plans for her next one. She describes leaning into her work as a poet during sabbatical and how she has developed a writing and reading habit that supports her scholarly and personal pursuits during her sabbaticals. Finally, Janine shares some great ideas about setting boundaries for sabbatical and about how to navigate coming back to work after sabbatical.

If you’re wondering how to figure out what to prioritize during your sabbatical, click here to download my free Sabbatical Clarity Toolkit!

To learn more about my signature coaching program, Reignite, check out my website: www.bethanywilinski.com.

If you'd like to talk more about your sabbatical and learn about how I can help, you can schedule a Free Consultation here.

My colleague Janine Certo is one of the most graceful and put-together people I know. She has such a calming presence, and I think that sense of calm comes through in this episode. Janine is an associate professor in the department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University and an award-winning poet.

In this episode, Janine talks about her two year-long sabbaticals and her plans for her next one. She describes leaning into her work as a poet during sabbatical and how she has developed a writing and reading habit that supports her scholarly and personal pursuits during her sabbaticals. Finally, Janine shares some great ideas about setting boundaries for sabbatical and about how to navigate coming back to work after sabbatical.

I hope you enjoy this conversation, and if you’re looking for more support planning your own sabbatical, head over to my website, https://bethanywilinski.com, to check out my blog and find more information about my sabbatical coaching program. You can also download my free guide to start planning your sabbatical today or schedule a call to talk about your sabbatical!

This episode is a pre-Thanksgiving/holiday season primer for talking to your family about your current or upcoming sabbatical. Before I went on sabbatical I thought a lot about setting boundaries at work, but I didn’t give much thought to setting boundaries with my family for my sabbatical.

If you’re planning a sabbatical right now or in the middle of one, I’m guessing you may not have given this much thought either, and I hope I can share some helpful ideas and insight. These come from my own experience and from what I’ve learned from my clients since launching my sabbatical coaching business 6 months ago.

Need boundary-setting support? To learn more about my signature coaching program, Reignite, check out my website: www.bethanywilinski.com.

If you'd like to talk more about your sabbatical and learn about how I can help, you can schedule a Free Consultation here.

This episode is a conversation with Courtenay Barrett, who is an associate professor in the school psychology program at Michigan State University. In this episode, Courtenay shares about her semester in Ireland with her husband and two children, who were 6 and 8 at the time. Although it wasn't a sabbatical, Courtenay spent a semester away because she was awarded a Fulbright to collaborate on a research project at a university in Cork.

In this episode, you'll learn more about what Courtenay learned from the Fulbright application process, her perspective on spending time away from your university not just during a sabbatical, and what she learned about spending a semester abroad with kids.

Are you planning a family sabbatical away from home? My Family Sabbatical Program is a step-by-step guide that will take you through all the steps you need to plan and prepare for your time away!

To learn more about my signature coaching program, Reignite, check out my website: www.bethanywilinski.com.

If you'd like to talk more about your sabbatical and learn about how I can help, you can schedule a Free Consultation here.

If you're thinking about or have already started planning your upcoming sabbatical, it's like you started with your sabbatical application. That's what I did, too, when I first started planning. Soon after I hit "send" on my sabbatical application, I realized I was thinking about it all wrong. I had planned the sabbatical I thought I should take, and not the one I needed.

So how do you plan the sabbatical you need? Well, it starts with identifying your sabbatical purpose, and that's what this episode is all about. In it you'll hear about how I identified my sabbatical purpose and how this processed worked for one of my clients. I'll also talk about what it means to plan a sabbatical that allows you to lean into your current season and how that relates to the idea of a sabbatical purpose. Finally, I'll tell you how to identify the purpose of your sabbatical, so you can make sure you're planning the sabbatical you really need.

Need help figuring out your sabbatical purpose? Click here to download my free Sabbatical Clarity Toolkit!

To learn more about my signature coaching program, Reignite, check out my website: www.bethanywilinski.com.

Are you on sabbatical right now? How’s it going? If you have a Fall 2024 sabbatical, then you’re just past the midway point.

One of the things that is critical to a successful sabbatical is making time to reflect on how things are going. Checking in with yourself regularly allows you to take stock of what you’ve accomplished and adjust if needed.

If your sabbatical has gone sideways, check out my Sabbatical Rescue program. We’ll evaluate what’s gone off track and create a plan so you can make the most of your remaining time away! Interested? Book a Free Consultation call here: https://bethanywilinski.com/discovery-call/

To learn more about my signature coaching program, Reignite, check out my website: www.bethanywilinski.com.

Are you on sabbatical right now? How’s it going? If you have a Fall 2024 sabbatical, then you’re just past the midway point.

One of the things that is critical to a successful sabbatical is making time to reflect on how things are going. Checking in with yourself regularly allows you to take stock of what you’ve accomplished and adjust if needed.

In this episode I share tips for how you can do that. You can also download this worksheet to guide your reflection.

If you’re on sabbatical now and feel like you need more support, please click here to book a free strategy session. I’d love to hear about your sabbatical and help you figure out how best to move forward!

And of course, if you’re in the planning phase and you’re unsure where to start or feeling overwhelmed by the process, you can learn more about my sabbatical planning program on my website and book your strategy session here.