Career Congregation is your weekly gathering for all things career — a space to explore the highs, the lows, and the incredible stories of people who’ve navigated challenges, stepped through fear, and found growth on the other side. Hosted by therapist and coach Meghan Fitzpatrick, each episode offers real-life inspiration for reclaiming confidence and direction in your work and life.

In this week’s episode, Meghan is joined by Vanessa Jane, a qualified Counsellor, Advanced MACE Practitioner, and International Trainer based in Australia. Vanessa shares her remarkable journey from hospitality and travel to counselling, personal development, and ultimately discovering the transformative power of the MACE Energy Method — a modality that helps people release deep emotional pain and long-held patterns at their root cause.

The conversation explores Vanessa’s own experiences of depression, loss, and resilience, and how MACE became the turning point that helped her rebuild her life after multiple rock bottoms. Meghan and Vanessa discuss the limitations of traditional talk therapy, the science and philosophy behind MACE, and how removing emotional “charges” allows people to return to their natural state of peace, confidence, and joy.

Vanessa also shares powerful client transformations, from overcoming anxiety and PTSD to releasing lifelong trauma and rediscovering a sense of self. Together, they reflect on the importance of self-compassion, emotional regulation, and learning tools that support real, lasting change.

This episode is an inspiring exploration of healing, empowerment, and the freedom that comes from reclaiming who you truly are.

Vanessa can be found on her website: https://shiftitco.com/

Key episode themes: Therapy • Healing • Mental health • Rock bottoms • Transformation • Emotional resilience • Personal development • Counselling • Mind-body connection • Authentic self • Purpose • Burnout recovery • Life after burnout • Fulfilling work

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