Do you ever feel attached to your career looking a certain way? This is what was happening with my next podcast guest, Yui Hashimoto, when we first started working together.

She was a postdoc at the Dartmouth College Society of Fellows; and after having spent the first decade of her career in academia getting a PhD, the only model of ‘success’ she knew was continuing on the path to becoming a professor. The fear of stepping off this path when she’d ‘already invested so much’ was significant.

But as her postdoc was nearing to a close she felt depleted, stressed, and uncertain - academia wasn’t feeling great but she had no idea what life would look like outside of the career she had planned on for so long.

Yui ended up leaving academia and feels lighter, clearer and more energized as a program evaluator at Public Health Seattle & King County. 

As a ‘recovering academic’ she continues to keep her toe in the academic world, mentoring students, writing, and thinking with her collaborators. She's also written some great reflections on her career transition out of academia which you can find on Medium. 

When she's not working, Yui is playing with her niblings (the children of her siblings), running, practicing yoga, catching up with friends, or looking for the next restaurant or café to try.

Yui and I had a rich conversation where we discuss: 

• Shedding the shoulds that ruled her life and taking the leap into the unknown
• The power of showing up and being yourself, how it impacts your relationship to work and your stress levels
• The importance of talking to people outside your industry to get fresh perspectives on how to approach your career
• How reimagining your career effectively requires you to look at your life holistically.
• What happens when we ignore our feelings and only rely on our brain.
• The impact of listening to our body's signals on our productivity and energy levels.
• Where to start if you want to learn to trust your gut
• The importance of taking your time to make career moves
• How to take control of your time if you feel like there's never enough
• The surprising benefits of putting yourself first
• And much more

Are you ready to create an energizing career you love? 

You can create a career that is simply an extension of who you are and how you want to live your life. If this sounds like what you’re after then I want to invite you to schedule a consultation. 

We'll get to the bottom of what's going on for you. And exactly where you need to focus to bring your career and life into alignment. It's free! Just head on over to thecareer.studio/schedule to find a time that works for you.

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