Career Planning & Transitions

Returning to work after maternity leave is often expected as a “return to normal.” Over the past few months, I have had many conversations with women across industries, roles, and countries to...

Picture this. You just walked out of your performance review. Your manager told you that you exceeded expectations. Again. Third year in a row. You smiled. Said thank you. Maybe even felt a...

What happens when the break you longed for and sacrificed identity and stability for doesn’t give you the rest you were hoping for? During the nine months after walking away from my corporate job...

Doula work is often described as heart-centered, meaningful, and sacred. What is discussed far less openly is whether it can also be financially sustainable. Many people feel called to birth work but quietly wonder, Can I actually make a living as a doula or if birth work can ever become a stable career.

Over the past few years, a quiet storm has been building across industries once considered ‘buzzing’, reliable careers. What began as temporary pandemic-era shifts has escalated into a substantial...

Most women don’t realise they’re already being brave. Not in the dramatic, movie-moment way, but in the everyday decisions or reflections they make behind the scenes of a career disruption. The courage...

Doula work rarely begins as a practical career plan. It begins as a pull. A recognition. A quiet knowing that doesn’t leave you alone. And almost immediately, fear follows. Fear of instability.

Intentionally creating time and space to pause, slow down, and reflect on our work and career experiences is a vital practice for career maintenance. Cultivating a regular reflective practice...

Many people feel called to birth work because they sense it is meaningful, relational, and deeply human. Yet for many doulas and aspiring birth workers, conventional training leaves something...

We’ve all been there, the early-morning alarm shatters a deep, peaceful sleep, and before we know it, we’re hitting the snooze button again and again, hoping to steal a few more minutes of rest.

A career change isn’t just a professional decision. It’s an identity shift. Many people feel the pull long before they feel ready to act, and the questions they ask themselves (“Is this the right...

Pregnancy and birth today involve more information, more testing, and more medical options than ever before. While access to care has expanded, many families are quietly feeling overwhelmed, disconnected...

Choosing a career has never been more confusing. With thousands of roles, the rapid rise of AI, and the vague cultural advice to simply "follow your passion," many people end up confused...

For many people in 9-5 roles, career growth feels like a waiting game. You wait for your manager to notice you. You wait for the promotion cycle. You wait for the right role to appear. You wait for...

A lot of people are convinced they’re trapped in a toxic job, when what they’re really trapped in is confusion. The workplace has rules; real ones, unspoken ones, political ones, and no one hands you the manual...

Barbara Basia-Siwik is a personal coach and holistic fitness & nutrition advisor with more than nine years of experience helping individuals transform physically and mentally through a science-based...