How to Take a Career Break Without Quitting Your Job
The market feels shaky, so you’re that much more on edge about leaving your job. You’re also burned out to the max though and need a break to recharge 😮💨 . What are your options when quitting your job feels financially or professionally risky?
In this practical 60 minute workshop, you’ll learn how the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Short-Term Disability can be used to create a job-protected career break when you’re dealing with burnout, stress-related health challenges, or other medical needs.
Executive & Transformation Coach Jelan Agnew (LCSW) who has helped clients successfully navigate this process will walk through:
What FMLA and Short-Term Disability actually are
What kinds of career breaks are possible using them
How to determine if this path may be appropriate for you
The step-by-step process for requesting leave
Common pitfalls to avoid
You’ll leave with clear next steps and practical guidance on how to execute this option in order to create space to rest, heal, or reset without quitting your job.
Important notes:
This workshop is educational and not legal, psychiatric, medical, or financial advice. This workshop is based on options within workplaces in the United States. FMLA varies by state and short term disability varies by state, employer implementation and your individual circumstance. Please consult with a relevant professional and / or your benefits provider in order to validate requirements and options.
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About Your Host
Nyam Adodoadji, Contemplative Sabbatical Coach +Writer
As a tech consulting professional leading digital product delivery for past clients such as Kia, Visa and LGE, the pandemic forced Nyam Adodoadji to confront a 14 year cycle of crushing workloads and burnout.
Discovering others that used career breaks to redirect their lives, she took her own one year career break in 2022, in which she traveled to Mexico, Portugal, Ghana, Colombia and Spain. Through her sabbatical, she alchemized her burnout into a new life and career.
Now as a contemplative sabbatical coach, she partners with mid-career tech professionals to craft intuitive, creative and joyful career breaks to empower them to create aligned lives and careers. Learn more at nyamadodoadji.com.
About Jelan Agnew
Jelan Agnew, LCSW, is an award-winning Keynote and TEDx Speaker and Transformation Coach. A Hartford Business Journal 40 Under Forty and CT Magazine 40 Under 40 honoree, she is also a proud Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business program alum.
As a licensed clinical social worker, with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, Jelan brings a unique perspective to her work. She speaks about transformation from both a clinical and lived perspective, using her experience to guide women.
Jelan’s personal story includes alcohol addiction and burnout that led to an ICU in 2021. Since then, Jelan got sober from alcohol, has sold her home, paid off ALL her student loans and moved to Mexico to build a life aligned with who she truly is.
She now helps high-achieving women transform into their best lives by reconnecting with creativity, joy, and whimsy. She guides women to integrate rest, ease, and flow into their lives and work for a more fulfilling and joyful life.