The Power of the Pause: Creating a Life Beyond Work with Lindsay Barnett (E218)
This week on Bookish Flights, I’m joined by Lindsay Barnett, workplace experience strategist, coach, speaker, and author of Working Hell to Working Well: Making Your Company Work For You. We talk about career reinvention, burnout, identity, and what it looks like to create a life where work supports you instead of consuming you. Lindsay shares her journey from moving to Australia without a clear plan to discovering the through-line that connected all the different chapters of her career. Together, we explore why so many people, especially military spouses and anyone navigating seasons of change, can feel stuck in constant reinvention and how small intentional actions can begin creating meaningful change.
This conversation is practical, encouraging, and full of reminders that work is only one part of a full life.
Episode Highlights:
Why “work-life harmony” matters more than work-life balance
The power of small actions and intentional pauses
Career reinvention and starting over in different seasons of life
How burnout often disconnects us from our own needs
Recognizing the through-lines in your personal and professional journey
Building a life that prioritizes flexibility, family, and fulfillment
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
Leadership Embodiment by Wendy Palmer
Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Book Flight
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness by Dr. Kelly Harding
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
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