Take a Break with Caroline and Lennis Women in STEM: Recent Episodes
Take a Break Women in STEM
Take a Break with Caroline & Lennis | Women in STEM Every week we will be sharing ideas to help you cultivate more energy and well-being. The stories and topics we are discussing are relevant to women in STEM and organizations as we work towards creating that happy and peaceful life we all want and deserve. As two female engineers who've had more than a decade of experience in the industry, we recognized the importance of taking a break and pause to help us manage daily stress and prevent burnout. Thank you for being here and make sure to subscribe so you get the latest episodes every week
How To Build Confidence In Yourself As A Woman In STEM
Lessons from Season 2 of Take a Break
There were so many pearls of wisdom shared by this season’s guests, Caroline and Lennis share their favorite takeaways as they reflect on the brilliance of the women who shared their stories in STEM. From authenticity in the workplace, to building courage and confidence, this episode covers the importance of self-reflection and how you can use the stories from other women to inspire you to move forward. Here’s what you can expect:
- Showing up authentically and breaking the mold in STEM
- Authenticity as a key component to high performing teams
- Creating systems of support as you navigate your career in STEM
- Managing your personal energy to show up at your best
- Closing tips/habits to try at home
And we’re excited to open up the opportunity for you to be a guest for Season 3.
If you’re interested, fill out this form:
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Caroline & Lennis will get back to you a few days after reviewing the application.
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace with Sumedha Ganjoo
When you think about emotional intelligence at work, there’s been a big shift in the past decade on the importance of cultivating a culture where leaders can demonstrate it as part of their skill set. This week we had the pleasure of talking to Sumedha Ganjoo, founder and CEO of Quimby App, a tool created to help employees and organizations with emotional resilience. Cultivating a psychologically safe team is key to the success of any organization, and this is Quimby’s intention. Here’s what you can expect from today’s episode:
- Understanding the inherent bias from evaluating your career from the gender perspective
- Helping leaders reflect on their team’s diversity and inclusion culture
- The power of responding versus reacting to stress
- Evaluating the stigma of emotions at work
- Closing tips/habits to try at home
To get in touch with Sumedha & Quimby, visit:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumedha-ganjoo-37485068/
Website: https://www.quimbyapp.com/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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Inclusion in the workplace: How to retain employees with Rebecca K. Andersen
This week Rebecca joined us for a very passionate discussion about transforming the tech and stem spaces to retain more diverse talent, especially women. The episode includes personal anecdotes from our guest, plus a series of practical strategies that leaders and employees can use to support their career journey. Here’s what you can expect:
- Navigating the unwritten rules (aka politics), as a woman in STEM
- Understanding how to advocate for yourself and finding sponsors who’d advocate for you in the rooms when you’re not present
- Developing a pathway to retain diverse talent in STEM
- Create spaces for women to share their experiences and structured mentorship opportunities
- Closing tips/habits to try at home
To get in touch with Rebecca:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccakandersen/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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Many times we find ourselves conditioned to external validation, which leads us to be people pleasers, making sure that everyone likes us. This week we talked with Gina Covarrubias about this challenge as she shared how it impacted her career as a woman in STEM and beyond. Her work as a coach is very inspirational and we hope you enjoy today’s episode. Here’s what you can expect:
- Debunking the myth of finding a dream job
- Avoiding making your career and job your whole identity
- How lack of confidence doesn’t discriminate based on gender
- Using your emotions to propel you forward
- Closing tips/habits to try at home
To get in touch with Gina, you can reach out via:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginacovarrubias/
Email: gina@deliberatedoing.com
Website: https://deliberatedoing.com/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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How to develop self awareness with Melanie Richmond
When you look at your career trajectory, have you ever thought about your intention? This week, we sat down for a conversation with Melanie Richmond who shares her own experience as a woman in STEM and how developing her self-awareness led her to have more joy and authenticity at work. Here’s what you can expect from today’s episode:
- Navigating the challenges of experiencing lack of support at work and how to find your voice
- Balancing the masculine and feminine traits to show up more authentically
- Experiencing burnout and using mindfulness practices to overcome it
- The importance of intentionality and aligned living
- Closing tips/habits to try at home.
To get in touch with Melanie, visit: https://gotruenorth.net/
To learn more about Tapping: The Tapping Solution Instruction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAclBdj20ZU
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Life Leadership with Leila Sing
What does life leadership look like for you? This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with coach and NLP expert Leila Singh. Leila got into Tech through an unconventional path, and after decades in the industry, she has been working with highly motivated individuals bring their best selves into the workplace and beyond. Here’s what you can expect during this episode:
- Looking at Tech from the lens of a dynamic and innovative space
- Taking personal branding BEYOND the online space
- Leila’s 3-step formula to becoming more visible and achieving your goals faster
- The importance of coaching as you develop life leadership and your self-awareness muscle
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
To get in touch with Leila Singh head over to LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-singh/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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How to be more productive with Pauline Ochieng
Productivity is typically top of mind, how can we accomplish the most in the shortest amount of time? There are many ways we can improve productivity at work and one of the key elements is to be “innovative”. That’s what Pauline Ochieng shared with us during our recent chat for Take a Break. This is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- Why it’s important to think about not fitting into the traditional career box
- Shifting your focus on becoming a more fulfilled person
- Productivity through projects in innovation with “intention”
- The importance of innovation and adaptability to bring empowerment into your life
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
To be part of the Productivity Playshop, visit: https://www.productivityplayshop.com/playsp
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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New Year Reflections with Caroline & Lennis
As we come to the close of the year 2022, we’re sharing some personal insights about approaching the new year where you continue to prioritize your well-being. This is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- Sharing end of year reflections with a key question to ask yourself
- How you can pay attention to new year expectations and why we don’t recommend using constraining resolutions
- What are some practical things you can do if you’re in the midst of burnout
- Using self-assessments to help you show up more authentically, including the Four Tendencies assessment as shown through the link below
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
Access the Take a Break Energy Tracker: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFV96ePCSY/S89rGkjRXvuahFlfhrtNdQ/view?utm_content=DAFV96ePCSY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
Personal Energy Management Episode with Evelyn Pacitti: https://youtu.be/JovqZlu4ID8
Self-Assessment: The Four Tendencies https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/
The Four Tendencies Book (Amazon Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3v87Tby
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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CEO Skills - How to become a CEO with Erica Buxton from Hello Bello
Caroline & Lennis are excited to share with you this week’s episode. We had the opportunity to speak with Erica Buxton, current CEO of Hello Bello and fellow engineer. Erica shared with us her journey to the C-suite and how stepping into scary territory has paid off tremendously in the professional journey. This is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- Prioritizing the things you’ll enjoy long-term as you navigate your early career in STEM
- The importance of finding opportunities that will develop your skill set, even if they scare you
- Getting very clear on your guiding light through your professional journey and asking yourself what gets you really excited.
- Misconceptions about making it to the C-suite
- Her experience setting new standards when it comes to role modeling prioritizing personal well-being as part of the culture at work.
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
To learn more about Hello Bello, you can check out their website at: https://hellobello.com/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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Women in the Tech Industry Breaking Barriers with Emma Cowling
There's a gift when you bring your authentic self into any space. But it’s so important, now more than ever, for women to bring their whole self into work, especially in tech. Emma reminds us of the many benefits the tech industry gets when women are involved. During this week’s episode you’ll hear:
- How important it is to understand your value in STEM and not fit into the mold
- What you can do to build up your confidence to speak out and share your ideas
- Getting clarity on what’s important for you and taking the risk to share it
- About the common barriers women in STEM face and how to overcome them
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
Get in touch with Emma Cowling:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmacowling/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/authenticvisibilityforwomenintech
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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How to Become a Leader
Leadership means something unique to everyone. Some may define leaders as those who have followers and keep certain responsibilities to others. Some may define leaders as someone who lives through authenticity and a sense of belonging regardless of followers.
Caroline & Lennis are excited to sit down with Farnoosh Brock to discuss this topic of leadership for women in STEM. This is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- Navigating through the unexpected and building a resilience toolkit
- Creating a sense of belonging for women in STEM
- How you can start identifying yourself as a leader
- The importance of speaking up, setting boundaries, and creating an environment of respect
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
Get in touch with Farnoosh:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbahram/
Website: https://www.farnooshbrock.com/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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Playing to Your Strengths with Anne Trobaugh
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This week we had the opportunity of sitting down with Anne Trobaugh. Anne is the creator behind My Best Friend at Work, a platform that supports women in STEM through visibility work and connection so they can too have a seat at the table. This is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- Finding connection in a world of differences (environment, culture, people, etc)
- Anne’s inspiration behind “My Best Friend at Work”
- Importance of visibility for women in STEM
- Finding resources for mentorship and how critical male allies are to the success of others, especially for gender equality
- How you can play to your strengths using self-assessment tests
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
Get in touch with Anne:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mybestfriendatwork/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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STORYTELLING POWER WITH GAYATHRI SHUKLA
Why are stories important? In this episode, Gayathri shares with Caroline and Lennis about the power of storytelling and how using guided autobiography can lead to more inclusion and belonging in the workplace. This is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- How to tackle the overwhelming feeling of being “the only” as women in STEM
- External validation versus self-acceptance
- Intersectionality of women who’ve built resilience from their struggles as immigrants
- Storytelling as a medium for inclusivity
- How to take the diversity and inclusion work from awareness into action
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
Get in touch with Gayathri:
Website: https://campfirekinship.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hearth-2-heart-stories-of-purpose-and-belonging/id1579260488
Book (Amazon Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3U09FWq
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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HOW STRESS AFFECTS YOUR BODY WITH JESSICA MARCY👀
There is a tremendous impact from stress, on our bodies, our hormones, and our overall health. This week we sat down with Jessica Marcy, Environmental Engineer and herbalist to talk about her journey as a woman in STEM plus her current work helping other women regulate their hormones and reduce stress using herbalism.
This is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- How the idea of “being moldable” early in your career can be harmful when the organizations has a toxic working environment
- Being the first and navigating when there is a lack of role models
- Her shift into herbalism as a natural progression from her experience as an environmental engineer
- How her project management skills have been key to helping her clients
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
Get in touch with Jessica:
Website: https://www.oldwisdomwellness.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldwisdomwellness/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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INFERTILITY FOR WOMEN IN STEM WITH PRIYA SANTHANAM👇🏽
What can you do when you are dealing with an invisible struggle? This week we had Priya Santhanam, PhD, share with us her infertility journey as a woman in STEM. These struggles led to a desired outcome from her infertility problem, her two young children, but it also opened her to focus on supporting women who may be going through a similar journey.
Here is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- What can you do when you receive disempowering advice, especially early in your career as a woman in STEM
- Using compassion and patience to speak up
- The real isolation that comes from infertility
- The importance of belonging through invisible struggles that lead to true transformation
- What are the tangible things you can do to help yourself and others through the struggles of infertility as a team member
- The one key question you can ask that leads to resilience
- Career clock vs. Biological clock for women in STEM
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
If you would like to support Priya with her mission of speaking with 100 women in STEM about their infertility journey, you can reach out to her via:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyarsanthanam/
Blog: http://www.scientistengineermom.org/
Also, she is part of the book Empowering Women in STEM, which you can pre-order here: https://www.routledge.com/Empowering-Women-in-STEM-Personal-Stories-and-Career-Journeys-from-Around/Mathura/p/book/9781032373317
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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PERSONAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT WITH EVELYN PACITTI ⬇️
When trying to get an energy boost for women it is important to track how this energy is varying day in and day out. In this week’s episode of Take a Break, we have the pleasure of speaking with personal energy expert, Evelyn Pacitti, as she shares her journey from working as an engineer to becoming a work-life engineer and supporting clients on this journey.
Here is what you will find on this episode:
- Finding your footing as a woman in STEM when surrounded by masculinity
- Why integration is a key element to energy management
- Using energy tracking as a tool for awareness
- Creating buffer zones for the “hyper energy” periods of your day
- Giving different measurements to your day versus your energy
- How cultural differences influence what is “common practice” for burnout prevention
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
Get in touch with Evelyn:
Website: https://www.measurablewellness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelyn-pacitti/
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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WOMEN IN STEM - SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS WE22 RECAP⬇️
Surprise! Caroline and I recorded this episode together, in person, while attending the Society of Women Engineers Annual Conference WE22 in Houston TX.
We are excited to share our favorite moments plus some key takeaways.
Here is what you can expect from today’s Take a Break:
- Collaborating and teamwork to present a panel at SWE WE22
- Becoming a contributor in the workplace
- Hints about our panel “Busting Burnout: Conscious Leadership for the Reimagined Workplace”
- Importance of connection and community
- How to reduce large group anxiety after being at home
- Ideas on how to approach your next large conference
- Closing habits to try at home!
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP ⬇️
Building self-confidence with special guest Danielle Francis
In this episode of Take A Break we have a special guest, Danielle, founder of BCoached share her experience working in a predominantly masculine energy environment, having to prove herself constantly, and her current work helping leaders build confidence to drive their teams to success.
Here is what you can expect in this episode:
- Navigating through the male-dominated field of engineering
- The constant need to prove yourself to earn respect and trust from your peers
- Building confidence in leadership
- Imposter syndrome and what to do with your inner questioner
- Framing failure in a productive way
- Danielle answers our burning question
- New tips and closing habits to try at home this week!
Get in touch with Danielle:
Website: https://bcoached.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-s-francis/
Do you have questions about stress management or burnout prevention you'd like Caroline and Lennis to tackle? Drop a comment on this video to let us know!
You can also email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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HOW TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF AT WORK ⬇️
Self-advocacy with special guest Stephanie Slocum
In this episode of Take A Break we have a special guest, Stephanie, founder of Engineers Rising LLC share her early career advice, what she wished she knew in her early career as an engineer, how to advocate for yourself at work and finding that professional fulfillment.
Here is what you can expect in this episode:
☑️ Career advice for women in STEM
☑️ Demystifying the belief that a STEM career is the “safe route”
☑️ Paying attention to your other interests and how to prevent losing yourself in your career
☑️ Tactics to experiencing more fulfillment at work
☑️ The importance of mindset work
☑️ Stephanie answers our burning question
☑️ New closing habit to try at home this week!
Get in touch with Stephanie:
Website: https://www.engineersrising.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieslocumpe/
Amazon Book (Affiliate link): She Engineers
Do you have questions about stress management or burnout prevention you'd like Caroline and Lennis to tackle?
Drop a comment on this video to let us know! You can also email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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When it comes to the discussion of burnout, there are many misconceptions that can impact your healing from burnout journey. In this week’s episode of Take a Break, Caroline and Lennis are sharing details of common misunderstandings that you may encounter on your burnout recovery journey.
Here are the topics covered today:
✔️ How perfectionism sabotages your recovery from burnout
✔️ Importance of creating a toolkit for your recovery journey
✔️ Busting the timeframe for burnout recovery
✔️ The link between trauma and burnout
✔️ Management, leadership, and why burnout is not an individual experience
✔️ Closing habits/tips to try at home
And with this episode we are closing season 1 of Take a Break!
We are looking forward to seeing you during season 2.
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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HOW STRESS AFFECTS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
We have become very familiar with discussions on how to improve the immune system, especially in the last couple of years. In this week’s episode of Take a Break, Caroline and Lennis are sharing an overview on how your immune function is affected by stress.
Here are the topics covered today:
✔️ How stress weakens your immune system
✔️ What are some of the long term consequences of stress on your health
✔️ How the ANS (autonomic nervous system) impacts your immunity
✔️ Tools to reduce stress and a fun fact about allergies
✔️ Closing habits/tips to try at home
Video References:
Stress and The Nervous System: https://youtu.be/EC-t0sTIS4g
How to Keep the Brain Healthy: https://youtu.be/0xIHArd9vYg
How does stress affect the digestive system: https://youtu.be/u1FIsDTQ3SA
Stress and hormones: https://youtu.be/dL4cRX3HbvQ
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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STRESS AND HORMONES:
Please read the disclaimer at the start of this episode.
In today’s episode of Take a Break, Caroline and Lennis talk about the relationship between stress and hormones, more specifically on the impact on the female hormonal cycle and how stress impacts individuals differently.
Here is what you will learn on this episode:
✔️The circadian & infradian rhythms
✔️Stress and hormones
✔️Telltale signs your hormones may be out of balance
✔️How your hormones give you feedback on your overall health
✔️Self-reflection on your relationship with your female cycle
✔️Closing habits/tips to try at home
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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HOW DOES STRESS AFFECT THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
In today’s episode of Take a Break, Caroline and Lennis share the impact of stress on your digestive system. Have you noticed some stomach problems lately? We will talk about what happens with a stressed gut and some tips to help your digestive system.
Here is what you will learn on this episode:
✔️What happens with your digestion when you multitask
✔️Tips for busy professionals, parents & caregivers to improve your digestion
✔️How stress impacts your digestive system
✔️Understanding your microbiome
✔️How digestion works and how to optimize it
✔️Closing habits/tips to try at home
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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HOW TO KEEP THE BRAIN HEALTHY
In today’s episode of Take a Break, Caroline and Lennis share the impact of stress on your brain and how to keep your brain healthy.
Here is what you will learn on this episode:
✔️Impact of stress on the brain
✔️The difference between the brain and the mind
✔️How to keep the brain healthy
✔️Importance of preventive action & micro-breaks
✔️Contributors to chronic stress
✔️Closing habits/tips to try at home
For the Stress and the Nervous System Episode click here: https://youtu.be/EC-t0sTIS4g
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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STRESS AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
In today’s episode of Take a Break, Caroline and Lennis share the impact of stress on your Nervous System. We answer a very important question: What happens to us during stress and how stress impacts your nervous system.
Here is what you will learn on this episode:
- Understanding your nervous systems
- Learning about the two parts of the central nervous systems
- The binary nature of your nervous system
- Healthy ways to include acute stress in your life
- Closing habits/tips to try at home
We tackle the different stressors on this earlier episode: https://youtu.be/3UYDmEhmmKI
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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HOW TO FIND YOUR CORE VALUES:
Caroline & Lennis continue this important conversation on boundaries and values.
In this episode you will learn how to identify your core values and use this information to create boundaries that are in alignment with your values, especially at work. Here is what you can expect:
- Identifying your core values using this list of values: https://brenebrown.com/resources/dare-to-lead-list-of-values/Values as a key component of boundaries
- Sacrifices, resentment, and allowing values to evolve
- How to reverse engineer your boundaries using your values
- What to do when work and your values don’t align
- Closing habits/tips to try at home
Caroline’s Wheel of Life exercise: https://miltoncc.com/shop/ols/products/the-burnout-boundary-examination
Episode on Boundaries: https://youtu.be/tgZZHJmYvro
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.
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WHY BOUNDARIES ARE IMPORTANT
Caroline & Lennis are discussing another important topic when it comes to health and well-being: Boundaries! In this episode you will learn how boundaries support our work and life, and why this is especially critical for women in male-dominated industries. Here is what you can expect:
- How judgment impacts your boundaries
- Expectations at work
- Impact of boundaries on your environment
- Walls vs Boundaries
- When to set boundaries
- Communication & boundaries
- Closing habits/tips to try at home
Lennis’ Boundaries without Guilt Free Training: https://lennisperez.thinkific.com/courses/bwg
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HOW TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH
In this episode of Take a Break, Caroline & Lennis talk about WAYS that can help you maintain good health.
As engineers, we love some good tips and strategies, and this is exactly what you will find here.
This is the 3rd episode of a special series on Health. Here is what you can expect:
Practical tools to protect your sleep (Quality vs. Quantity)
The one thing that will improve your gut health
Why tracking is important to improve or maintain healthy habits
Become familiar with your hormonal cycle
Closing habits/tips to try at home
For the first two parts check:
Health Indicators & Body Health: https://youtu.be/22y7kZv_NfQ
Health Optimization - How to know if your health needs attention: https://youtu.be/FnMSgq63sQo
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Health Optimization: Women in STEM are you ready for it?
Caroline & Lennis are excited to build up on our previous episode about health. You got some insights about the misleading indicators of health. In this episode, you will learn more about navigating life for health optimization. This is what you can expect from today’s episode:
- Sleep to promote health and well-being
- Gut health as an indicator of overall health
- How your hormonal cycle indicates how balance your body is
- If you feel pain, what is it trying to tell you?
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
Articles and other resources: Sleep Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12683469/
Further reading on the importance of sleep for leaders https://hbr.org/2018/09/sleep-well-lead-better
Catch last week’s episode: https://youtu.be/22y7kZv_NfQ
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Health Indicators & Body Health:
In this week’s episode of Take a Break with Caroline & Lennis we are tackling the BIG subject of health. From body health to mental well-being. More importantly, we will discuss some misleading indicators of health. Here is what you can expect on this episode:
1️⃣ Taking good health for granted
2️⃣ Body Expectations
3️⃣ Navigating the individual’s relationship with food
4️⃣ Misleading health indicators: ❌ Body type & weight ❌ Energy levels ❌ Cravings ❌ Mental health & toxic positivity
5️⃣ Closing habits & tips to try at home!
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Personal Values at Work: Authenticity and personal values go hand in hand. In this episode, Caroline and Lennis share details about their own journey, finding community, and integrating their core personal values into their work life. Here is what you will find:
- Finding role models, especially for women and young girls interested in STEM
- Importance of community & sisterhood
- Recognizing your core values and accepting the diversity of values in the workplace
- Communicating your values and priorities
- Closing habits & tips to try at home!
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Authenticity at work and dealing with burnout. In this week’s episode Caroline and Lennis discuss what happens when we mold ourselves to fit in, especially in Engineering and STEM. Here is what you can expect from today’s Take a Break: »Daily habits and belief systems as part of your authenticity »Embracing authenticity at work and breaking the molds »Stress & burnout from misaligned habits »Ways authenticity has brought gifts into your life »Closing habits to try at home! If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com. To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com. Like and subscribe to catch all of our content!
Trauma and Mental Health are linked. In this episode you will learn about Lennis’ story and key elements on outer expectations and boundaries. Here is what you can expect: 1️⃣ Mental health, depression, trauma 2️⃣ Lennis’ story 3️⃣ Cultural and societal pressures and outer expectations 4️⃣ Priorities and self-care, boundaries 5️⃣ Fitting in versus belonging 6️⃣ Closing habits to try at home! For Caroline’s story, check this episode: https://youtu.be/3UYDmEhmmKI If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at takeabreakstem @ gmail.com To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com. To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com. Like and subscribe to catch all of our content!
HOW TO RECOGNIZE BURNOUT ⬇️
How do you know if what you're experiencing is burnout?
With burnout rates at their highest - more than half of all employees have reported experiencing burnout in the past year. For women, those statistics are even higher. In this episode, Caroline and Lennis discuss the role of the pandemic in burnout rates and how to recognize the difference between burnout and stress. Caroline also shares her story of experiencing burnout and the wake up call she received that something needed to change. Here is what you can expect in this episode: Prevalence of burnout in women in STEM, in the past two years The Great Resignation & Reshuffle The need for new boundaries Differing experiences of burnout & contributing factors Defining the difference between stress and burnout Caroline’s story Closing habits to try at home! Do you have questions about stress management or burnout prevention you'd like Caroline and Lennis to tackle? Drop a comment on this video to let us know!
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Hi! We're Caroline (the Energy Engineer) and Lennis (the Wellness Engineer) and we want you to Take A Break.
We know you're busy with work and...well, everything else, but incorporating small breaks into your day can have a big payout in your wellbeing, productivity, and management of stress.
In this new weekly series, we dive into the topics of stress and burnout with an aim to better equip you with small, sustainable action to increase your tolerance to both. Have a topic you want us to dive into? Share it with use via takeabreakstem@gmail.com
To learn more about Lennis, visit www.lennisperez.com.
To learn more about Caroline, visit www.miltoncc.com.