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Career breaks: How extended leave can be good for your career

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Tired of answering email and sitting in the same cube all day long? Looking for some dedicated time away from your job?

Whether it's a month volunteering in South America, or two years taking pictures in Kazakhstan, Sherry Ott can help figure out how to take a career break, and make it work for your career too.

Ott is with Meet, Plan Go!, a group that offers inspiration and how-to advice on career break planning and travel.

She joined MPR News' Tom Weber in the studio to talk about her experience - and take listener questions.