On Travel, Burnout, & Gaining Perspective (w/ Anna Li - Founder, Healing Journey Retreats)

And So, She Left: Wisdom from Women Beyond the Corporate World

Anna Li's been to over 90 countries. Burned out, anxious, and depressed from her job in tech, she started out side-hustling as an Airbnb host. But rather than bringing the world to her, Anna left everything behind to backpack through Southeast Asia. A few years later, her company Healing Journey Retreats is organizing a retreat to Tulum, Mexico.

Anna's mission is to bridge the gap between neuroscience and travel. Discover what she learned about burnout through her trips around the world, how she used them to gain perspective, and the familial challenges she faced when she adopted the life of an ever-curious traveler.

Anna talks about:

• How she learned to develop meaningful relationships quickly through backpacking
• How her side-hustle as an Airbnb host launched her current career
• Facing and overcoming severe burnout and being a toxic colleague
• Defying parental expectations as a child of immigrants
• Exploring multiple paths to achieve the same goals

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Hosted by Katherin Vasilopoulos. Made by Cansulta and Ethan Lee.

Music by © Chris Zabriskie, published by You've Been a Wonderful Laugh Track (ASCAP).

Songs used in this episode include: "Air Hockey Saloon," "Prelude No. 20," "Prelude No. 7," "Short Song 020723," "Short Song 030523," "Short Song 020123," "Prelude No. 11," "Short Song 021123," "Short Song 020323," "Short Song 030923," "Prelude No. 12," "Short Song 012223," "Prelude No. 14," "Short Song 020523."

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