🎧 Episode 42 – When Nobody Supports Your Career Break (Do It Anyway!)

What happens when everyone around you — your friends, your colleagues, even your partner — tells you not to take a career break? In this powerful and honest conversation, I sit down with Katrina to explore what it really takes to follow your intuition when no one else understands your decision.

Katrina shares a moving story about a client whose entire support system was against her dream of stepping away from work. Even her spouse begged her not to do it. Faced with burnout and exhaustion, she felt torn between what she knew she needed and what everyone else thought was “safe.” Together, we unpack the emotional side of this crossroads — fear, resistance, guilt, and the deeply personal reasons why people react so strongly when someone they love decides to step away.

We dive into why this pushback often isn’t about you at all, but rather a reflection of other people’s limiting beliefs and anxieties. Katrina explains how clarity — not just confidence — becomes your most powerful tool when the world is telling you no. By crafting a clear purpose statement and defining the themes behind your break, you can start to transform fear into understanding.

This episode also explores Katrina’s three paths to clarity and confidence — whether you’re doing it solo with her book Taking a Career Break for Dummies, joining her BreakSpace community for group support, or diving into one-on-one coaching. Whatever level you’re at, Katrina’s guidance helps you build a plan, a purpose, and the courage to take that first step.

If you’ve ever felt burned out, stuck, or unsupported in your dreams, this episode will remind you that your break isn’t reckless — it’s restorative. You’ll learn how to reclaim your story, protect your energy, and lead with conviction, even when no one else gets it yet.

Whether you’re still in the daydreaming phase, quietly researching, or standing at the edge of giving notice, this conversation will help you find strength, clarity, and permission to move forward — even if nobody else believes you should.

Timestamps

00:50 – Welcome to Episode 42: When Nobody Wants You To Take a Career Break
01:00 – Katrina explains the inspiration behind this episode and a powerful LinkedIn message that sparked it
02:00 – What happens when everyone in your life says “don’t do it” — including your spouse
03:30 – The truth about resistance: why it’s rarely about you and often about others’ fears
06:00 – How clarity and purpose can transform fear into understanding
07:00 – Building your “purpose statement” and “themes” to define your break with confidence
08:30 – How to communicate your vision so your loved ones can finally see what you see
09:30 – Katrina’s client story: from skeptical spouse to biggest supporter
11:00 – The emotional turning point: how clarity creates permission and peace
12:10 – Katrina’s “Good, Better, Best” framework for taking your break
17:20 – The hardest milestone: actually giving notice to your employer
18:40 – Why emotional support and belief in your vision are essential
20:45 – Levels of accessibility — from podcast to book, to BreakSpace, to coaching

Listen now and reclaim control of your career break journey.

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