From Corporate Into Calling: Career Change, Burnout, Meaningful Work, Find Your Purpose

If you’re working toward meaningful work — whether through a career change, a new consultancy, or building a purpose-led business — you’ve probably already discovered that the path is not straightforward.People often assume it’s a lack of clarity, confidence, or the “right idea” that holds them back. But in reality, most people are derailed by a small set of predictable stumbling blocks that show up again and again — especially when you’re trying to do this alone.In this episode, I break down the seven patterns that quietly sabotage meaningful work long before the work itself even begins. These aren’t dramatic failures, and they’re not signs you’re doing anything wrong. They’re simply the natural friction points that arise when you’re stepping out of corporate norms and into a more aligned, intentional way of working.Whether you’re navigating burnout, questioning your direction, or trying to find your purpose, understanding these seven patterns will help you:recognise why your motivation wobblesavoid slipping back into old habitsmake smarter, more strategic decisions for 2026build work that is not only meaningful, but sustainableI also share the one thing I would do differently if I were starting my first business again — and why trying to do this work completely alone is one of the biggest hidden risks.If you want 2026 to be the year you stop circling meaningful work and actually build it, this episode will give you the clarity and structure to start strong.Next steps:If you’re considering a meaningful business or consultancy next year, the Meaningful Business Incubator is designed to give you the structure, support, and strategic guidance to build work that lasts.Explore whether it’s right for you:Connect with me on LinkedInBook a discovery callRelated episodes:→ Sick of the job market? Why now is the perfect time to build your own business with purpose→ Don’t Just Quit Your Job — Pivot with Purpose→ The 3 Types of People Who Need to Quit Corporate (and Find Meaningful Work)Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you’re in the middle of a career change, feeling burned out, or trying to build meaningful work that actually sustains you, there are two foundations you cannot skip.Most people focus on ideas, values, or purpose. But without defining how you want work to feel, and who urgently needs your work enough to pay for it, you end up recreating the same patterns that drove you to burnout in the first place.This episode breaks down the two decisions that determine whether your business or consultancy will thrive or drain you.You’ll learn how to design work that fits the rhythm and boundaries you need, and how to identify the specific people who feel the problem sharply, recognise your value immediately, and can invest in it.If you want to find your purpose and generate real momentum in your next chapter, start here.And if you want support applying this to your own meaningful business, I’m teaching it live on 9 December in a practical 90-minute workshop. Details and sign up here: https://calendly.com/regenerativeworklifeNext steps:✦ Discover the Meaningful Business Incubator✦ Subscribe to my emails✦ Book a call with meRelated episodes:→ EP11: How To Talk To Your Partner About Regenerative Career Change→ EP7: Pause Is a Career Power Move (Regenerative Unsticking Point with Shweta)→ EP3: Tips to Avoid Corporate Greenwash in Your Sustainable Job SearchHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you’re in the middle of a career change, feeling trapped in a collapsing job market, or questioning whether your work still fits the life you want, this episode will speak directly to you.Right now the job market is more unstable than ever. Burnout is rising. Meaningful work is getting harder to find inside corporate systems. And many purpose-led roles are being diluted or quietly dismantled. So what do you do with that reality?In this episode, we walk through five reasons why you don’t need to wait for more stability, more clarity or more certainty to build a business rooted in purpose and meaningful contribution. You’ll hear why relying on a traditional job may no longer offer the security you think it does, why the job market is unlikely to “normalise,” and why putting your energy into your own work might be the most life-giving decision you can make.Whether you're exploring a career change, navigating burnout, searching for more meaningful work, or just beginning to find your purpose, this episode will help you see your next steps with much more clarity.In this episode:The job market collapse and what it means for your career transitionWhy meaningful work is becoming harder to sustain inside corporate lifeThe link between burnout, misalignment and purposeHow to use your current job as a bridge to your next chapterWhy waiting for “normal” is keeping you stuckIf you’re ready to build meaningful work on your own terms: The Meaningful Business Incubator is now open. It’s a six-month programme where we design, test and build the foundations of your own purpose-led business or consultancy, with personalised support and a regenerative approach to work and life. Read the MBI Programme OverviewBook a no-pressure call to discuss joining the January cohortFollow the Meaningful Business Incubator page for updates and eventsRelated episodes:→ Don’t Just Quit Your Job — Pivot with Purpose→ You Don’t Need a New Job! How to Choose Purposeful Career Change Instead→ What It Takes To Build Meaningful Work On Your Own TermsHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

So many people reach a point in their career where the work looks meaningful from the outside but feels empty, exhausting or impossible on the inside. Not because they’re failing or burnt out beyond repair, but because corporate systems dilute their values and limit their ability to create the impact they came for.If you’re craving a career change, questioning your purpose or wondering why the work you once believed in no longer feels aligned, this episode will give you a clearer way forward.You’ll learn why meaningful work starts with what genuinely matters to you — not with a niche or a strategy. You’ll explore how the way you want work to feel becomes the foundation of your business design. And you’ll understand why commercial viability is not the enemy of purpose-driven or regenerative work, but the thing that keeps your contribution alive long term.I also talk honestly about the parts no one prepares you for: the unlearning required after years in corporate, the confidence wobbles, the courage to choose yourself, and why community is the most stabilising force when you’re building work on your own terms.If you’re standing at the edge of career change, feeling the early signs of burnout or hungry to find your purpose, this conversation will give you a grounded framework for what meaningful work truly requires — and why it's far more possible than you think.If this is the season for you to deepen, refine or finally build the work you’ve been longing for, here are your next steps:Read the MBI Programme OverviewBook a no-pressure callto discuss joining the January cohortFollow the Meaningful Business Incubator pagefor updates and eventsNext steps:✦ Discover the Meaningful Business Incubator✦ Subscribe to my emails ✦ Book a call with meRelated episodes:→ You Don’t Need a New Job! How to Choose Purposeful Career Change Instead→ Is Corporate Burnout Blocking Your Career Change?→ Don’t Just Quit Your Job — Pivot with Purpose Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

When you quit your job, it’s easy to think the hard part is over. You’ve made the bold move, chosen freedom, and finally said no to something that didn’t fit. But as today’s episode explores, leaving is just the beginning.The real work begins when you start to build something of your own — because without intention, your new worklife can start to look a lot like the system you just left.In this episode, Alisa unpacks the two meanings of the word pivot:the empowering kind that completely changes the foundation of how you work,and the kind that keeps you spinning in circles around old habits, fears, and burnout patterns.She shares a client story about taking voluntary redundancy, starting a holistic wellness business, and learning what it truly means to pivot with purpose — from clarity, not panic.You’ll learn:Why quitting your job is just the first step in real career changeThe seven foundations of a sustainable, regenerative businessHow to reconnect with your why and build meaningful work that lastsWhat it takes to move from burnout and fear to confidence and clarityHow to make bold changes without recreating corporate pressure in disguiseIf you’re ready to stop spinning and start creating meaningful work on your own terms, this episode is for you.If you’ve quit your job — or you’re ready to — but want to build something that lasts, the Meaningful Business Incubator is where that happens.It’s a six-month journey to design, test, and launch your next chapter — with structure, clarity, and community every step of the way.Book a call with me to learn more.Next steps:✦ Book Courage to Quit — a 90-minute session to create your personalised exit plan.❖ Subscribe to my emails — your weekly lifeline out of corporate.↗ Explore more and read transcripts on the website.Related episodes:→ EP55: Caught in the Corporate Layoffs? 6 Regenerative Approaches for What Comes Next→ EP50: You Don’t Need a New Job! How to Choose Purposeful Career Change Instead→ EP52: Finding Purpose - How Clare Left Corporate Agencies to Build Meaningful Work for ChangemakersHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Just been laid off? Don’t rush to replace one problem with another. Consider a radically different approach to career change — even when it’s been thrust upon you.After another wave of corporate layoffs, thousands of people are facing uncertainty, exhaustion, and burnout. The system that promised security has once again shown its cracks. If you’ve just lost your job, or you’re questioning the stability of the one you’re in, this episode is your invitation to pause — and reimagine what comes next.Rather than panic-applying or polishing your CV, I share 6 regenerative strategies to help you:Reframe what’s happening and release the shameTreat redundancy as seed funding for reinventionRediscover your purpose and design work that truly fitsThis isn’t about bouncing back — it’s about rebuilding differently.If you’re ready to find meaningful work, purpose, and a path that brings life back to you (and the world around you), this episode is where it begins.Next steps:To learn more about the Meaningful Business Incubator, book a call here.✦ Book Courage to Quit — a 90-minute session to create your personalised exit plan.❖ Subscribe to my emails — your weekly lifeline out of corporate.↗ Explore more and read transcripts on the website.Related episodes:→ EP53: Who would you be without your job title?→ EP50: You Don’t Need a New Job! How to Choose Purposeful Career Change Instead→ EP49: The 3 Types of People Who Need to Quit Corporate (and Find Meaningful Work)Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you’re still in your corporate job — serving someone else’s agenda, showing up for work that doesn’t fit who you are or what you believe in — this episode is for you.n this short, punchy episode, I’m breaking down four reasons it takes so much courage to quit corporate — and how to move through each of them so you can make a confident, grounded exit into more meaningful work of your own.Because if you’ve been scheming, dreaming, and planning your career change for months (or years) but somehow still haven’t made your move, there’s a reason for that. You’re not lazy, incapable, or confused — you’re human. And your fears are doing their job: trying to keep you safe.We’ll unpack what’s really keeping you stuck — and what to do about it.In this episode you’ll learn how to:Recognise the real fears hiding beneath practical excusesReframe burnout as a signal, not a failureBuild a personalised, empowered exit planTake grounded action toward meaningful, purpose-led workIf you’re ready to stop planning and start acting, I can help you map your next steps.Book your Courage to Quit session at regenerativeworklife.com/courageNext steps:✦ Book Courage to Quit — a 90-minute session to create your personalised exit plan.❖ Subscribe to my emails — your weekly lifeline out of corporate.↗ Explore more and read transcripts on the website.Related episodes:💰 Money — How corporate systems deliberately use money as leverage, and practical ways to loosen that control so financial fear doesn’t dictate your next move.→ Listen next: EP17 – Regeneration and Money: A Financial Plan for Your Purpose-Led Career🧠 Identity — Why your job title feels inseparable from your self-worth (and how to remember who you are beyond your work).→ Listen next: EP53 – Who Are You Without Your Job Title?😬 Self-Doubt — Why even the most capable professionals struggle to trust themselves outside of corporate systems — and how to “outsource your confidence” until it becomes your own.→ Listen next: EP14 – Three Fears Holding You Back from Purposeful, Regenerative WorkHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What happens when your job becomes your identity?In this episode, we explore the deep emotional work behind career change — the moment when you realise that the title you’ve spent years building no longer fits who you are.You’ll hear how one GP, completely burned out by a system she once loved, began to rediscover herself beyond her role. And I’ll share my own experience of letting go of “CEO and Founder Alisa” to find purpose and freedom on the other side of quitting.This conversation is for anyone who feels stuck between loving their work but hating their job — anyone wondering who they might be without the label.If you’re ready to rebuild your confidence, find meaningful work, and design a career that serves your life (not the other way around), this episode will help you take that first step.Next steps:✦ Book Courage to Quit — a 90-minute session to create your personalised exit plan.❖ Subscribe to my emails — your weekly lifeline out of corporate.↗ Explore more and read transcripts on the website.Related episodes:→ EP44: Making Space for Change,The Non-Negotiable of a Regenerative Career Transition→ EP49: The 3 Types of People Who Need to Quit Corporate (and Find Meaningful Work)→ EP52: Finding Purpose - How Clare Left Corporate Agencies to Build Meaningful Work for ChangemakersHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

“I remember one Christmas Eve… instead of being with my husband and not-yet-two-year-old, I was finishing a project because that felt more important.” If your career looks great on paper but feels wrong in your bones, Clare’s story will resonate. This is the first episode in my Finding Purpose series—monthly conversations with clients and other brave souls who’ve left corporate, done the inner and outer work, and built regenerative careers on their own terms. These episodes are about real transitions, not highlight reels: the fears, the false starts, and the choices that lead to meaningful work.Clare spent years in London’s creative agencies, living the long-hours rhythm that corporate culture normalises. Then life forced a rethink—pregnancy, twins, a move out of London, and the dawning realisation that the “fun had stopped.” We talk about how burnout drains the imagination you need for career change, and how the fear of slipping back into burnout can keep you in limbo even after you’ve left. Together we reframe work from the ground up: start with how you want life to feel (family first, balance, a sense of craft) and only then design the work around it.What’s powerful about Clare’s path is that nothing was wasted. She turned years of brand/communications experience and a master’s in sustainability into Story Labs—participatory, community-led sessions that surface lived experience and weave it into collective narratives for places, projects and changemakers. Listen for:How corporate conditioning leads us to over-work—and why we double down on it ourselves.Why burnout doesn’t end when you quit, and how to move despite the fear of repeating old patterns.The mindset shifts that unlocked momentum: slowing down, committing, and building something to last.If Clare’s journey resonates and you’re ready to reimagine your relationship with work, let’s talk. The Meaningful Business Incubator is my six-month intensive coaching program where we will design, test, and launch your regenerative business or offering. Book a call with me and we’ll talk about what the Meaningful Business Incubator can unlock for you.Related episodes:→ EP51: Is Corporate Burnout Blocking Your Career Change?→ EP50: You Don’t Need a New Job! How to Choose Purposeful Career Change Instead→ EP49: The 3 Types of People Who Need to Quit Corporate (and Find Meaningful Work)Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Corporate burnout can block your career change long before you even hand in your notice — and long after you’ve left. Before you quit, burnout drains the confidence and imagination you need to move. After you quit, fear of slipping back into overwhelm and exhaustion can stop you from building the meaningful work you really want.We’ll dig into what’s actually behind burnout — not just overwork, but the deeper cost of squeezing yourself into an extractive system that values output over life.In this episode, you’ll learn how to:Understand the hidden roots of corporate burnout and why it lingersRecognise how burnout holds you back from career change and meaningful workQuit consciously and rebuild your relationship with work in a regenerative wayFind your purpose without repeating the same exhausting patternsReady to act? Courage to Quit is a confidential 90-minute session to take you from trapped and anxious to clear, grounded, and free — with a personalised exit plan you can act on with confidence.Next steps:✦ Book Courage to Quit — a 90-minute session to create your personalised exit plan.❖ Subscribe to my emails — your weekly lifeline out of corporate.↗ Explore more and read transcripts on the website.Related episodes:→ EP11: How To Talk To Your Partner About Regenerative Career Change→ EP7: Pause Is a Career Power Move (Regenerative Unsticking Point with Shweta)→ EP3: Tips to Avoid Corporate Greenwash in Your Sustainable Job SearchHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Most people think the answer to corporate stress or burnout is to get a new job. But here’s the truth: without rethinking your relationship to work itself, you’ll end up in the same cycle of dissatisfaction, stress, and burnout — just in a slightly shinier package.In this episode of From Corporate to Calling, I share why career change means so much more than job-hopping. I’ll walk you through three powerful ways my clients have approached purposeful career change — balancing meaningful work with family life; immersing in a passion field like regenerative agriculture; and building a bold entrepreneurial vision from the ground up.What you’ll hear in this episode:Why jumping to a “better” job often leaves you with the same problemsThe difference between incremental change and true career change with purposeReal client stories of leaving corporate systems to find meaningful work and build regenerative careersThree pathways to find your purpose and create life-giving work outside of burnout cultureIf your current role looks great on paper but feels wrong in your bones, this episode will help you see why the answer isn’t just a new job — it’s a purposeful career change. Remember: it takes courage to quit. Hold onto that courage, and use it to step into a path that brings you back to life.Next steps:✦ Book Courage to Quit — a 90-minute session to create your personalised exit plan.❖ Subscribe to my emails — your weekly lifeline out of corporate.↗ Explore more and read transcripts on the website.Related episodes:→ EP49: The 3 Types of People Who Need to Quit Corporate (and Find Meaningful Work)→ EP44: Making Space for Change,The Non-Negotiable of a Regenerative Career Transition→ EP28: Five Reasons Why You Should INVEST in RADICAL Career ChangeHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If your career looks great on paper but feels wrong in your bones, you’re not alone. In this first episode of the relaunched From Corporate to Calling, I share the 3 types of people who urgently need to quit corporate — and why finding meaningful work isn’t optional, it’s essential.Whether you’re:stuck in a corporate job that drains your soul,working in a nonprofit, startup, or sustainability role that still feels like corporate in disguise, orcarrying the mindset of corporate even after you’ve left……this episode is a wake-up call and a lifeline into meaningful work.You’ll hear why staying in systems that demand we sacrifice our humanity leads to burnout, misalignment, and the loss of work–life balance — and why choosing a career change, especially in your 40s or beyond, can help you find your purpose, your calling, and a more fulfilling career.It takes courage to quit your job and create a values-driven, purposeful career. But staying stuck isn’t neutral. Our inaction harms us and the world around us.If you’re questioning your work life and wondering if it’s time to make a change, this episode will help you see yourself clearly — and remind you that meaningful, regenerative work is possible.Next steps:✦ Book Courage to Quit — a 90-minute session to create your personalised exit plan.❖ Subscribe to my emails — your weekly lifeline out of corporate.↗ Explore more and read transcripts on the website.Related episodes:→ EP28: Five Reasons Why You Should INVEST in RADICAL Career Change→ EP26: The REAL reason you haven't made the career change you want→ EP25: What Is Your Corporate Salary Costing You?Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

I’m recording this bonus episode on location in Canary Wharf, one of London’s biggest business districts. I’m surrounded by glass towers that house the likes of Chase, JP Morgan, and Revolut—a far cry from the woods where I usually do my best thinking, coaching, and wandering.For years, the woods have been my sanctuary. They’ve been my escape from a business world where I once felt I had to put on a mask, hide parts of myself, and succeed on someone else’s terms. But here’s the truth: while I’ve loved that season of retreat and reconnection with nature, staying in the woods has also meant expecting people to come and find me there.The reality is, the people who most urgently need my support—the ones suffocating in corporate roles that look good on paper but feel wrong in their bones—are right here, inside these buildings. They don’t have time to wander out into the sunshine, let alone the forest. If I want to be a lifeline for them, I need to step out of my own comfort zone and meet them where they are.That’s why I’m relaunching this podcast as From Corporate to Calling. I’ll still bring the same honesty and exploration, but with a sharper focus on helping you quit corporate and discover meaningful, regenerative work.If you’ve been with me since the beginning, thank you for walking this path with me—and if you’re new, welcome. You’re in the right place if you’re ready to leave behind burnout and misalignment, and redirect your skills into work that brings life back to you and to the world around you.The first episode of the relaunch is already waiting for you—let’s begin this new chapter together.Next steps:✦ Book Courage to Quit — a 90-minute session to create your personalised exit plan.❖ Subscribe to my emails — your weekly lifeline out of corporate.↗ Explore more and read transcripts on the website.Related episodes:→ EP45: Age and regenerative work — a joyful exploration!→ EP44: Making Space for Change,The Non-Negotiable of a Regenerative Career Transition→ EP34: The most JOYFUL conversation about marketing I've ever had! (Interview with Natalia Sanyal)Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode, I explore the radical and often uncomfortable role of rest in finding meaningful work. Rest isn’t just recovery from burnout or a reward for productivity—it has intrinsic value, and choosing it can be an act of resistance against the corporatized, extractive ways we’ve been taught to approach work.I share a personal story that surfaced the compulsion I still carry to maximise every moment, and reflect on why many of us associate rest with failure, laziness, or waste. Drawing on conversations, community, and the work of thinkers like Tricia Hersey, I consider what it means to:Recognise rest as foundational to regenerative careers and slow businessesSee how capitalist and colonial conditioning fuels our addiction to workUnderstand rest as a practice of receiving, not just pursuingValue being as much as we value doingExplore the resistance, fear, and anxiety that rest often triggersIf you find yourself struggling to slow down, battling inner voices that say you’re wasting time, or wondering how rest fits into meaningful work, this episode is an invitation to pause—and to see rest itself as part of co-creating your career.Next steps:Subscribe to my email for weekly reflections on cultivating meaningful work.Join me for a Wild Coaching session.Visit my website: https://www.regenerativeworklife.com/Listen to related episodes:EP44: Making Space for Change,The Non-Negotiable of a Regenerative Career TransitionEP38: Three ways to care for yourself as you build your regenerative businessEP34: The most JOYFUL conversation about marketing I've ever had! (Interview with Natalia Sanyal)Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode, I explore the parallels between Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way and the path of regenerative work. Both invite us to move beyond a corporatized, extractive mindset and into a more life-giving, co-creative relationship with our work.I share my own experiences with Morning Pages and creative recovery, and reflect on why pursuing regenerative work often feels like being called to artistry: messy, mystical, non-linear, and deeply human. Together, we’ll look at what it means to:See creativity and regeneration as intertwined spiritual practicesRecognise synchronicity as part of the process, not just chanceRevisit buried dreams and grieve the “nice self” we’ve outgrownEmbrace the spiral path, where old doubts resurface but with new possibility each timeIf you’re feeling blocked, doubting whether it’s too late, or wondering if your dreams are “sensible,” this episode is an invitation to see your work as art—and to allow yourself to be a conduit for something larger than yourself.Whether you’re just beginning to imagine what regenerative work could look like, or you’re in the messy middle of trying and failing, this episode offers encouragement, perspective, and a reminder that you are already an artist in the making.Next steps:Subscribe to my email for weekly reflections on pursuing a regenerative worklife.Join me for a Wild Coaching session.Visit my website: https://www.regenerativeworklife.com/Listen to related episodes:EP46: When it’s all falling apart…EP43: Sitting With Waiting to Respond (My First Experience with Human Design)EP29:Why Your “Messy” Career is Actually Your Biggest Strength - and How to Own It!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What does it means when life, work, or even the wider world feels like it’s unraveling. Instead of rushing to fix, patch, or hold things together, what if we paused to ask: is this falling apart actually necessary?On the macro level, we’re witnessing systems—colonialism, white supremacy, extractive capitalism—that need to come undone. On the micro level, the same can be true for our careers, businesses, or identities. Sometimes the unraveling is painful, disorienting, even ego-shattering. And sometimes, it’s the very thing that creates space for something new to grow.I share stories from my clients who feel like their careers or businesses are crumbling, and how we’ve worked together to see that collapse not just as loss, but as the beginning of clarity. I also reflect on what it means to let go of the professional identities and systems we no longer want, even when doing so feels deeply uncomfortable.Whether you’re navigating a difficult career transition, questioning your sense of security, or simply looking for meaning in this chaotic moment we’re all living through, this episode is an invitation to sit with the discomfort of falling apart—and to imagine how the ashes might be the ground for regeneration.Next steps:Subscribe to my email for weekly reflections on pursuing a regenerative worklife.Join me for a Wild Coaching session.Visit my website: https://www.regenerativeworklife.com/Listen to related episodes:EP44: Making Space for Change,The Non-Negotiable of a Regenerative Career TransitionEP38: Three ways to care for yourself as you build your regenerative business.EP34: The most JOYFUL conversation about marketing I've ever had! (Interview with Natalia Sanyal)Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today, I’m talking about age—and why the idea that we “age out” of value, usefulness, or the possibility of starting something new is a harmful corporate story that has no place in regenerative work. Whatever stage of life you’re in, it’s possible to consciously shape a regenerative career that’s aligned with your values, your lived experience, and the kind of meaningful work you want to be doing now.I share the story of a client in midlife who was transitioning out of corporate after a long pause to raise children. She was ready to start a purpose-driven business, but struggling with the question: am I too late? Together, we explored how this chapter of life could become a source of creative power and clarity. I also share a personal story about my nan and the long-term impact of the choices we make in our 50s and beyond.Whether you’re navigating midlife, recovering from burnout, or wondering how to find meaningful work after leaving corporate, this episode is an invitation to reimagine what’s possible—and to co-create a work life that supports regenerative living, purposeful income, and the freedom to make money doing what you love, well into the next chapter.Next steps:Subscribe to my email for weekly reflections on pursuing a regenerative worklife.Join me for a Wild Coaching session.Visit my website: https://www.regenerativeworklife.com/Listen to related episodes:EP44: Making Space for Change,The Non-Negotiable of a Regenerative Career TransitionEP38: Three ways to care for yourself as you build your regenerative businessEP29:Why Your “Messy” Career is Actually Your Biggest Strength - and How to Own It!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

This week, I’m sharing what I consider to be the most essential — and perhaps most overlooked — part of any regenerative career transition: making space for change.This isn’t just about blocking out time or finding one free hour to think. It’s about creating the kind of space where real change can take root — the kind that allows something new to emerge, rather than squeezing transformation into the margins of an already full life. Space in time, space in your physical environment, space in your internal world. Space to listen, to receive, to be changed.It’s not easy. I’ve spent 15 years as an entrepreneur — a problem-solver, an instigator, a creator. My instinct is always to do. But over the past few years (and especially in the last few months), I’ve been learning what it really means to stop pushing and start preparing. To stop striving and start co-creating. To wait without knowing exactly what’s coming next.In this episode, I reflect on:The layered meaning of “make space for change”Why so many people struggle with this (myself included)How I’ve seen it play out in client journeys — and the difference it makesThe role of nature, rest, and even internal quiet as essential components of career transitionHow over-consumption (even of learning) can crowd out your ability to hear your own guidanceNext steps:Subscribe to my email for weekly reflections on pursuing a regenerative worklife.Join me for a Wild Coaching session.Visit my website: https://www.regenerativeworklife.com/Listen to related episodes:EP11: How To Talk To Your Partner About Regenerative Career ChangeEP7: Pause is a Career Power Move (Regenerative Unsticking Point with Shweta)EP3: Tips to Avoid Corporate Greenwash in Your Sustainable Job SearchHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

This week, I’m sitting with the concept of waiting to respond — a strategy from Human Design that has challenged and changed me in unexpected ways.I share the story of how I went from skeptical outsider to reluctant-but-curious explorer after a reading with a trusted friend cracked something wide open in me. This idea — that I’m not meant to initiate, but to respond — brought up a lot of resistance at first. But the more I sat with it, the more it began to feel like a much-needed invitation: to stop pushing, to stop striving, and to begin co-creating with something larger than myself.This isn’t a how-to episode. It’s a reflection on the discomfort of waiting, the courage it takes to pause, and the possibility that opens when we stop trying to control the timing of our lives. I also share how this strategy is shaping my own regenerative path — not just in work, but in life.Next steps:Subscribe to my email for weekly reflections on pursuing a regenerative worklife.Join me for a Wild Coaching session.Visit my website: https://www.regenerativeworklife.com/Listen to related episodes:EP7: Pause is a Career Power Move (Regenerative Unsticking Point with Shweta)EP15: Rethinking What it Means to Thrive Through Truly Sustainable Careers (Interview with David Ko & Richard Busellato)EP36: Tending, Not Tactics: A Regenerative Approach to Growing Your BusinessHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

This episode is for anyone feeling stuck, scattered, or second-guessing themselves on their journey toward purposeful work. Alisa shares what she’s seeing come up most often as people work through the Purposeful Income Path—plus five powerful lessons that can help anyone stay grounded, focused, and moving forward (even when life is messy).You’ll learn:Why your financial goal might be too big or abstract—and how to fix itHow to clarify boundaries that actually support your transitionWhat kinds of distractions can derail you—and how to stay on trackWhy trying to follow multiple ideas at once keeps you stuckThe importance of making a meaningful promise to yourself (and keeping it)If you’ve been bouncing between options or struggling to commit to one direction, this episode will help you refocus your energy and keep putting one foot in front of the other.SPECIAL OFFER: Get Personal Feedback on Your Path (Ends July 31!)Until the end of July, Alisa is offering personal feedback on your completed Purposeful Income Path. When you submit your path, she’ll review it with insights drawn from 15+ years as an entrepreneur and advisor to hundreds of impact-led startups.Spot misalignmentStrengthen your boundariesUncover joyful, realistic income optionsGet the Purposeful Income Path now: https://www.regenerativeworklife.com/purposeful-income-pathRead the Blog: Five things leading you astray and how to stay on your pathListen to related episodes:EP38: Three ways to care for yourself as you build your regenerative businessEP37: Why You Need a More Meaningful Financial GoalEP34: The most JOYFUL conversation about marketing I've ever had! (Interview with Natalia Sanyal)Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.