About this episode

Shannon Russell discusses the trend of mini retirements and the reasons women are taking career breaks to reset and recharge.

👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. What if retirement didn’t have to wait until you were 65? In this episode of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell dives into the growing trend of mini retirements and why more women are choosing to take intentional career breaks to reset, recharge, and rethink their next chapter. A recent study shows that more professionals are planning career breaks of 3 to 12 months, especially during midlife, to combat burnout, explore n...

People in this episode

Host: Shannon Russell

Topics covered

• mini retirement
• career breaks
• women empowerment
• burnout
• midlife transition

Keywords

• mini retirement
• career breaks
• women
• burnout
• midlife

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