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Breaking Up with Balance: Busting the Work-Life Myth for Women

Breaking Up with Balance: Busting the Work-Life Myth for Women, by Sohee Jun, PhD. Vintage photograph of woman walking away on a dirt road by Massonstock.
Photograph by Massonstock

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

High achieving women often fall into the trap of seeking an ever-elusive balance, but that can be a straight path to burnout and resentment

Anytime I’m on a panel or speaking or in session with my highly ambitious, successful female coaching clients there comes a point when we talk about balance. On panels and in workshops, I’m always asked, how do you balance everything? What’s the secret to balancing it all?

I so understand the desire of the questioner to know what she’s missing. And when I stop and reflect on that question,

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