THE 20% SABBATICAL
You don't need to quit your job to get your life back.
The 20% Sabbatical™ is a deliberately designed, time-bound practice for leaders and professionals who know something needs to change but can't step away completely.
You're capable. You show up. You carry a lot. And yet something feels off. Not broken. Not in crisis.
Just not quite you anymore. You've probably told yourself you'll give yourself time to think when things calm down. When this project wraps. When you get through this busy season. But the slower season never quite arrives and if it does, you don’t know how to take the steps to make the changes you want.
You don't need to wait for a breakdown. You need enough space and a structure that makes that space and change possible.
That's what the 20% Sabbatical™ is designed to give you.
What Is a 20% Sabbatical?
A 20% Sabbatical is not a day off. It's not working part-time. And it's not about putting aside your ambition. It's a way to change the conditions under which you work and live so what's been unclear, stalled, or invisible can begin to reveal itself.
Most people don't need or can't commit to a full-time sabbatical right now. What they need is a different way of operating inside their current life. That's roughly 8 hours a week that’s protected, intentional, and purposefully designed.
It's not time away from your work. It's an investment in how you show up for it.
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Intentionally Designed: built around your why, your resistance, and your readiness
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Time-Bound: structured, not open-ended, so you can protect it
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Supported: you don't navigate this alone
Does This Sound Like You?
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You're successful by most measures, but something feels missing or out of alignment
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You're moving through a transition in your career, your leadership, or your sense of self
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You're running on obligation or adrenaline more than energy or meaning
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You know something needs to change, but you can't name it yet
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You've dreamed about a sabbatical but stepping away completely isn't realistic right
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You want more creativity, clarity, and intention in how you live and lead
If you're nodding, you're in the right place.
Ways to take a sabbatical
The 20% Sabbatical™ Experience: 4-Month Group Program
A small-group coaching program for high-achieving leaders and professionals who are ready to reset without walking away.
Over four months, you'll design, practice, and integrate your own 20% Sabbatical alongside a community of peers navigating similar terrain. You'll work with questions instead of rushing to answers. You'll reconnect with your values and inner compass. And you'll leave with a clearer sense of how to move forward from alignment, not urgency.
Month 1
Design
Build the foundation. Clarify why you're doing this now, define what you're creating space for, and get ahead of the resistance - the guilt, the productivity anxiety, the identity discomfort - before it derails you.
Months 2+3
Practice
The heart of the experience. Practice your 20% Sabbatical in real time. Protect time for reflection. Reconnect with your values. Experiment with rest, creativity, movement, or learning. The goal isn't to force a breakthrough, it's to create the conditions for insight to emerge.
Month 4
Integrate
Reflect on what shifted, what became clearer, and what you want to carry forward. You'll leave with a personal plan and a clearer sense of what comes next.
What's Included:
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8 virtual group sessions (60 minutes each)
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2 individual coaching sessions for personalized support
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Reflection prompts and practices between sessions
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A small, supportive peer community
What's Included:
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Greater clarity about what's working and what isn't
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Renewed energy rooted in alignment, not adrenaline
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A stronger connection to your values and inner compass
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More intentional choices about work, life, and leadership
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A healthier relationship with ambition and productivity
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A personal reset plan for moving forward differently
Individual Coaching
One-on-one support to design, protect, and integrate your 20% Sabbatical. Sometimes you need support that's built entirely around you, your pace, and your questions.
Individual coaching offers a private, spacious container to do this work on your own terms. Whether you're just beginning to sense that something needs to change, navigating a significant leadership or life transition, or working to sustain meaningful change after a group experience, individual coaching meets you where you are.
Together, I'll help you:
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Clarify what's calling for your attention right now
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Design a sabbatical practice that fits your actual life
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Navigate the identity discomfort and resistance that comes with working differently
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Stay grounded as clarity emerges without rushing it into action
This is for you if:
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You prefer a more private, personalized experience
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You're in the middle of a significant transition and need a thinking partner
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You've been through a group experience and want to go deeper
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You want accountability and support as you change how you work
Workshops & Webinars
Bring the 20% Sabbatical conversation to your team, organization, or community.
The 20% Sabbatical isn't just a personal practice, it's a leadership conversation. These interactive sessions introduce the concept, explore the research behind intentional rest and sustained performance, and give participants a framework to begin designing their own practice.
Workshops and webinars are available for:
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Leadership teams and organizations
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Professional associations and conferences
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Women's networks and peer communities
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HR and talent development audiences
What participants walk away with:
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A new lens on sustainable high performance
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Practical tools to begin designing their own version of a 20% Sabbatical
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Language to talk about rest and renewal as strategic not indulgent
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Reflection prompts and next steps to take into their lives immediately
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