From PR & Marketing to Furniture (Plus Post-Shift Update) “I wanted to market something that was tangible, something that I was passionate about, something I had created.”
From Teacher to Funeral Director “I was thinking about work all the time, even when I was at home with my family.”
From Consultant to Outdoor Instructor “I wanted to be able to tell my grandchildren that I'd been on an adventure.”
From Product Design to Illustration “I felt exhausted in the mornings and could barely get out of bed.”
From Marketing to Copywriting “Sometimes I'd think, 'Hey, this isn't so bad', and sink back into my old patterns.”
From Corporate Life to Graphic Design “I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was missing out on something important in life.”
From Corporate to Not-For-Profit “I left work every day feeling drained and demoralised. Something had to give.”
From Digital Marketing to Portfolio Career “It felt like I was caught in a hamster wheel, getting increasingly frustrated.”