<p>What if sabbaticals aren’t just for college professors and burnout isn’t a personal failure or even a rest deficit? Burnout might just be a quiet signal that life and work have drifted out of alignment and a sabbatical could be an important step in all careers? In this episode, Mickelle sits down with Lyndall Farley, co-founder of BreakSpace, to reframe career breaks as an intentional bridge between chapters.</p><p>Lyndall shares how she’s taken 12 sabbaticals (including one that reshaped her entire life in Amsterdam) and why BreakSpace exists: to offer both a roadmap and a community, so you’re not navigating the “messy middle” alone.</p><p>Together, they explore the dignity of transition: how to plan for change before it becomes a crisis, how to anchor your break in themes (not productivity goals), and how to return to a life you don’t need to escape from.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li><p>Why burnout is often structural misalignment (and why rest alone isn’t enough)</p></li><li><p>The reality of non-linear careers and shifting life priorities</p></li><li><p>Founders, identity fusion, and the pull to default into “the next thing”</p></li><li><p>How to design a break with themes, not goals</p></li><li><p>Lyndall’s 5 psychological phases of a sabbatical, from decompression to re-entry</p></li></ul><p>Learn more:<a href="https://gobreakspace.com"><u> https://gobreakspace.com</u></a> </p><p>Connect with Lyndall on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndallfarley/"><u>LinkedIn </u></a> (DMs welcome).</p><p>Grab details for the discount at <a href="https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-084" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-084</a></p>