The Career Identity Crisis Nobody Talks About — And How to Find Yourself Again After a Career Break

When I stepped away from my career to become a mom back in 2018, I thought the hardest part would be the practicalities. 

The gap on the CV. The explaining. The getting back in…

Nobody warned me about the quieter loss — the one that happens when your job title disappears and you realise how much of your identity was wrapped up in it. 

Suddenly "what do you do?" becomes the most complicated question in the room.

Here's what I wish someone had told me sooner👇 

The disorientation you feel is not a sign that you made the wrong decision. It's a sign that you gave a lot of yourself to something — and now you get to decide, consciously and intentionally, WHO you want to be next💛

Your worth was never the role. It was always YOU. 

The career was just one place that got to benefit from it ✨

Who were you before the job defined you — and is that person still in there waiting? 💬

Truly,

Trish

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