Sujani is back at the mic after almost a year away — and in this episode, she’s keeping it real. She shares what the past year actually looked like: a new role, a second baby, solo parenting stretches, sleep deprivation, and the hard decision to pause the podcast rather than do it poorly. She also reflects on why rest is not the same as giving up — and why she thinks you need to hear that too.Then, Sujani looks ahead. She introduces PH SPOT’s 2026 theme — the Future-Ready Public Health Professional — and walks through the four quarterly themes shaping this year’s content and programming: adapting to the future of work, becoming a digital public health professional, building a portfolio career, and sustaining long-term impact.Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or this is your very first episode, this is a great place to start.In this episode:Why Sujani stepped away — and what made her ready to come backA shoutout to the PH SPOT team who kept things goingA listener story that reminded the team why this work mattersPH SPOT’s 2026 theme: The Future-Ready Public Health ProfessionalA breakdown of the four quarterly themes and what’s plannedHow to join PH SPOT Plus (formerly the Public Health Career Club)🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter: phspot.org/signup🔗 Join PH SPOT Plus: phspot.org/club
