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The Sabbatical Journey Podcast

The Sabbatical Journey Podcast

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Most leaders know they need rest. Very few know how to take it well.

The Sabbatical Journey podcast exists to change that. Hosted by Alan Briggs, founder of Sabbatical Coaching Group and one of the most trusted sabbatical coaches in the country, this show gives leaders the practical wisdom, honest guidance, and real stories they need to prepare for, experience, and reorient from a life-changing sabbatical.

Alan has personally walked through three sabbaticals and has coached hundreds of leaders through every phase of the journey. He knows what burnout actually feels like. He knows what the thaw process does to a leader. And he knows what's waiting on the other side when a sabbatical is received well.

This podcast follows the same framework Alan uses with every leader he coaches. Demystify. Prepare. Experience. Reorient. Whether you're exploring sabbatical for the first time, actively preparing for one, or trying to make the most of what you discovered while you were away, there's an episode here for exactly where you are.

Sabbatical isn't a vacation. It isn't a reward. It isn't something you earn after enough years of hard work.

It's a gift. And this podcast will show you how to receive it.

New episodes drop every two weeks. Subscribe so you never miss one.

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  • The 4 Types of Sabbatical: Which One Do You Actually Need?

    The 4 Types of Sabbatical: Which One Do You Actually Need?
    May 26 2026

    Not all sabbaticals are created equal. If you're trying to figure out how to plan a sabbatical, the type of sabbatical you need depends on your life stage, your context coming in, and what would actually be a gift to you and your family right now.

    In this episode, Alan Briggs walks you through four distinct types of sabbatical: adventurous, reflective, connective, and hybrid. He shares honest stories from his own sabbatical experiences, breaks down which type of sabbatical fits which season of life, and gives you a key warning for each one so you don't fall into the most common sabbatical planning mistakes leaders make when preparing for extended time away.

    In this episode you'll learn:

    • The three questions every leader must answer before planning a sabbatical
    • The four types of sabbatical and how to know which one fits your life right now
    • The biggest sabbatical planning mistake people make with an adventurous sabbatical
    • Why a connective sabbatical does not mean relaxing, and how to protect your own time within it
    • How to know if a hybrid sabbatical is right for you and how to plan it well

    Resources mentioned:

    • The Sabbatical Journey Field Guide, the companion resource to this podcast (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble)
    • Sabbatical Coaching Group: one-on-one sabbatical coaching, group sabbatical programs, and a self-paced sabbatical coaching journey (sabbaticalcoachinggroup.com)

    Reflection questions:

    • What type of sabbatical do you need right now?
    • What factors in your life stage and context are pointing you there?

    If this episode helped you think differently about sabbatical planning, subscribe and leave a review. It helps more pastors and ministry leaders find the rest and renewal they need.
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    19 min
  • Why The Best Leaders Take Halftime Seriously. Retire Often, with Jillian Johnsrud

    Why The Best Leaders Take Halftime Seriously. Retire Often, with Jillian Johnsrud
    May 19 2026
    Jillian Johnsrud has taken thirteen mini retirements (sabbaticals) over the last twenty years. She's raised five kids (three adopted), built and renovated rental properties that changed her family's financial trajectory, and coached hundreds of leaders through their own sabbaticals. Her new book Retire Often might be the most practical and philosophically rich thing written on the subject. She joins Alan Briggs for a conversation about something most leaders get wrong: the assumption that caring about your work means never stepping away from it. Who this episode is for If you're a leader who runs hard and assumes the operation falls apart without you. If you've watched peers burn out and quietly wondered when it's coming for you. If you're caught between a 60-year-old generation that grinds and a 25-year-old generation that won't, and you're trying to figure out a third way. If your identity is so wrapped up in what you do that you're not sure what's underneath it. This one is for you. What you'll take away The halftime analogy that reframes extended rest as competitive strategy, not indulgence, and why the leaders running sprints through their break aren't the ones winning long termA clear three-part definition of a mini retirement (one month or longer, away from your primary profession, focused on something meaningful) and how that differs from a vacationHow to address the four objections that stop almost every leader from doing this: money, work obligations, "what would I even do," and "what if it goes badly"Why "my whole identity is my work" isn't a badge of honor, it's a problem to solve before it solves itselfThe "spring cleaning" effect on your business or team when you step away, and why most leaders come back to a tidier, more efficient operation than the one they leftWhy your sabbatical plan is a hypothesis and your sabbatical reality is an experiment, and how that one reframe eliminates the emotional suffering most leaders inflict on themselvesWhat Jillian thinks AI is about to change about leadership, and why the companies that figure rest out are going to dominate the next twenty years Quotes worth sitting with "The only options are you figure it out or you die at your desk." "Machines are getting better at being machines. Humans need to get a lot better at being human." "No one looks at the basketball players running sprints during halftime and goes, oh, they're the ones who really care. No, they don't. They're being stupid." "You're always more tired than you think." "You don't include yourself in the people first." Reflection questions If your identity is entirely defined by your work, what would it take to start building meaning and purpose outside of it before life forces the issue? What season are you actually leading from right now (spring, summer, fall, winter), and is your current pace honest about that? What would have to be true for you to take a real break with purpose? And what's actually stopping you from making that true? Resources Retire Often by Jillian Johnsrud, available wherever you buy books. The Sabbatical Journey field guide by Alan Briggs, available from Amazon & Barnes & Noble Schedule a free sabbatical clarity call: https://www.sabbaticalcoachinggroup.com/sabbatical-services-request-form#sabbaticalstart This episode is also featured on The H2 Leadership Podcast from our sister organization, H2 Leadership, which helps leaders live and lead both healthy and with high impact. Learn more at www.h2leadership.com For coaching, frameworks, and tools to help you demystify sabbatical visit www.sabbaticalcoachinggroup.com
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    43 min
  • Business Leaders and Sabbatical: The Hidden Case Nobody Makes

    Business Leaders and Sabbatical: The Hidden Case Nobody Makes
    May 12 2026

    Most business leaders think sabbatical is something that happens after the exit. Sell the company, cash the check, then maybe rest. Alan Briggs wants to flip that assumption on its head.

    In this episode of The Sabbatical Journey, Alan goes directly at the business leader. The CEO. The founder still in the weeds. The owner-operator who looks at the P&L and concludes there's no way to step away. Drawing on his own experience leading businesses and three personal sabbaticals, Alan makes the case that sabbatical isn't an escape from the business. It's one of the most strategic moves a leader can make for the business.

    What you'll hear:

    • Why selling a company creates a "hinge and pinch point" where money is high but meaning is low
    • The real financial fear of stepping away, and how to plan two or three years out for a "sunny day"
    • Why four weeks is the floor and six to eight is where the real reset happens
    • The secret nobody tells business leaders: sabbatical is a leadership development tool for your whole team
    • How space creates clarity, and clarity creates courageous action on the team, the vertical, and the next season

    A real sabbatical story: You'll also hear from a leader who entered his sabbatical struggling and came out the other side healthier, more at peace, and with the long-game perspective he didn't know he was missing. His words: it helped him loosen his grip and stop letting short-term pressure drive his decisions.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • The largest study on sabbaticals ever conducted, published by Harvard Business Review
    • The Sabbatical Journey field guide (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble)

    If this episode landed for you, the best thing you can do is send it to a leader who needs to hear it. Research shows people are far more likely to pursue sabbatical when they've heard from someone who has gone before them. You could be that someone.

    Ready for a next step? Book a free Sabbatical Clarity Session at sabbaticalcoachinggroup.com. And if you have 30 seconds, leave a rating and review wherever you listen. It's one of the simplest ways to help normalize the conversation around sabbatical and get this content in front of more leaders.
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    15 min
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