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Holistic Career ChangeBuilding Aligned Communities with Maris KohvDiscover your archetype hereWhat does it actually take to build a thriving mindful community? Maris Kohv, founder of MINOMA (Mindful Nomads), shares her journey from architect to retreat organizer—and the real behind-the-scenes of hosting 36 retreats over 6 years.We dive into: ✨ How to trust intuitive downloads and actually act on them ✨ Starting small (weekly meetups) before scaling to 100-person festivals ✨ Whether there's real money in retreats (spoiler: yes, but...) ✨ Marketing retreats without feeling icky ✨ What she'd do differently if starting from...
2025-12-1559 min
Holistic Career ChangeHow I'd Do My Career Change DifferentlyDiscover your healer archetype hereIn this episode, I get real about what I'd do differently if I started my career change today—no polish, just honest truth.What we cover:The Tuesday I quit my government job with no plan (and the terror that followed)Why endless research and "one more course" keeps you stuckThe 6-month roadmap I wish I'd hadMonth 1: Get brutally honest about what you actually want (not what sounds good)Month 2: Run messy experiments—coffee chats, small projects, real...
2025-12-0136 min
Coffee and CoachingEP.2: Are You in The Wrong Career?How to Know It’s Time to Change Careers (Even If Everything Looks Fine)Have you done everything you were told to do—gotten good grades, earned promotions, and achieved a "corner office [and] multiple six figures"—yet still feel empty and "not online"?In this essential episode, the host welcomes the incredible career change coach, Vilma Usaite, who specializes in working with women. Vilma guides listeners through the hard truth that a career pivot is not just changing a job title; it’s a multi-dimensional, multi-layer identity change.In this hol...
2025-11-1837 min
Holistic Career ChangeVoice Alchemy with Lidia LinsDiscover your archetype hereWelcome to our new Lightworker Archetype Series! In this first episode, we're exploring what it looks like when the Alchemist, Performer, and Mystic archetypes come together in one person's work and business.Lidia Lins spent 15 years building a successful career in environmental science—studying deep-sea organisms at 10,000 meters underwater, earning a double PhD, winning grants and prizes. But music was her first love at age 12, buried under the weight of what felt like a "real career." After a profound plant medicine experience, everything changed. She heard the truth she'd be...
2025-11-171h 13Holistic Career ChangeArchetypes in our DNADiscover your archetype here.Not all healers are the same. Artists, Earth Guardians, Revolutionaries, Architects - there are 10 distinct Lightworker Archetypes, each with their own medicine and business model.In this episode, I’m sharing how this system came through me, why it feels like deep ancestral remembrance, and why it’s emerging RIGHT NOW as healers worldwide are waking up to their calling.If you’re a healer (or someone wants to become a healer) who’s spent years (and thousands of dollars) trying to figure out your gifts an...
2025-11-0343 min
Holistic Career ChangeFrom Disconnection & Emotional Inflammation to Soul-Aligned Businesses with Annore & KellieJoin me for an incredibly inspiring conversation with Annore and Kellie, two powerhouse women from the recent Holistic Career Change Group who courageously listened to that inner voice whispering "there has to be more than this." We dive deep into the physical and emotional toll of career misalignment - from what Annore calls "emotional inflammation" to the Sunday scaries that signal our nervous system's response to work that doesn't fit our soul.In this raw and honest discussion, we explore the limiting stories we tell ourselves about why we can't change ("my skills only work in this...
2025-08-181h 11Holistic Career ChangeA heart-to-heartHi friends - this week's episode is quite raw & vulnerable. I've decided to openly about share what I've been going through behind-the-scenes of running my holistic career change practice.I share about the pivot I'm going through in my business, chat about shifts in the collective & my old but also new identity as a practitioner AND let you in on the end of my long-term relationship. It's an honest & sober episode that was not so easy to record. I hope you find a moment or two in this episode t...
2025-08-0442 min
Holistic Career ChangeAuthenticity, Self-Acceptance, and Building a Business as a Multipotentialite with RebeccaIn this week's episode, I'm joined by Rebecca, a graduate of my Holistic Career Change group program, who shares her powerful transformation from people-pleasing perfectionist to someone who makes aligned decisions through her body's wisdom. Rebecca opens up about being a "serial class taker" with too many interests and no clarity, and how a vivid childhood memory shaped years of climbing the professional ladder solely for approval and validation.We explore Rebecca's journey of learning to tune into her "loud body" as an internal navigation system, discovering her identity as an emotional projector, and shattering limiting beliefs...
2025-07-221h 23Holistic Career ChangeYour Archetype is Your Business StrategyReady to discover your unique Lightworker Archetype? Join the waitlist here for my free Archetype Quiz and be the first to get access when it launches. In this episode, I'm diving deep into one of the biggest traps I see those who want to move into healing careers fall into - confusing curiosity with alignment. If you've ever felt scattered by all the healing modalities out there, become a "certification collector" signing up for training after training but still feeling unclear on your path, or you're burnt out in you...
2025-07-071h 06
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Embracing Soul-Aligned Work with Alexis & CatherineIn this episode, I sit down with two incredible humans, Catherine and Alexis, who recently graduated from my Holistic Career Change Group. We dive deep into their raw transformation stories - Catherine's journey from dental industry to embracing her creativity as the foundation of her aligned business, and Alexis's path of embracing her spirituality and energy work as central to her fulfilment. ABOUT ALEXISAlexis spent years climbing the corporate ladder in the fashion industry, quietly navigating burnout, anxiety, and the pressure to keep it all together — all while secretly diving dee...
2025-06-231h 29
Holistic Career ChangeHuman Design: Beyond Mind Candy with Kat SmithIn this episode, I dive deep into Human Design with a Human Design initiator Kat Smith, exploring how understanding your energetic blueprint can transform your career path. We'll Cover:Why Human Design feels inaccessible and how to cut through the confusionThe difference between teaching Human Design vs. living it How each energy type can build aligned businesses and careersWhy your decision-making authority matters more than knowing your "purpose"Common Human Design Mistakes:Getting caught up in "mind candy" like incarnation crosses before living the basicsTrying to hack your pu...
2025-05-261h 28Holistic Career ChangeDeath & RebirthIn this episode, I explore the profound cycle of death and rebirth we experience during career transitions. Learn why letting go of old identities is essential before you can fully step into your new path and how resisting this natural cycle keeps you stuck in limbo.What We'll Cover:How nature's wisdom teaches us to embrace both death and rebirthThe biological parallel of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in our personal transformationsWhy you can't fully bloom in your new season without releasing the oldSigns You're Stuck Between Identities:
2025-05-1236 minHolistic Career ChangeIt's DONE EnergyJoin the Holistic Career Change Group ProgramIn this episode, I explore the transformative power of decision-making and how it can dramatically change your life. Learn how deciding with conviction and practicing the frequency of your desired outcome can manifest your dream career, income, or lifestyle.What You'll Learn:Why decision is the most underutilized power we possessHow remaining in indecision keeps us stuck for yearsThe two critical components of effective manifestationWhy "I've decided" is more powerful than "I hope" or "I wish"Steps to Manifest...
2025-04-2831 minHolistic Career ChangeCareer Alignment Is Not ComplicatedJoin the Holistic Career Change Group ProgramIn this episode, I give my guidebook away on how to find an aligned career direction and it's NOT as complicated as it seems. IF you know the right coordinates to input. Drawing from nearly a decade of experience and multiple wisdom traditions, I share my kaleidoscope approach to career clarity.What You'll Learn:Why looking at one system/aspect in isolation leads to confusionHow ancient wisdom traditions can provide precise career guidanceThe kaleidoscope method that reveals your soul's work in...
2025-04-221h 10
Holistic Career ChangeGetting Intimate With Your Finances Before You PivotThe Holistic Career Change Group Program is now open for enrolment!Thinking about making a big career move… but freaking out about the money part? You’re not alone — and you’re definitely not irresponsible. In fact, this might be the smartest time to look your finances in the eye and get radically honest about what you want, need, and are capable of building.In this episode, I’m joined by a Money coach & maven Elizabeth Michelle, who brings the kind of grounded clarity that makes spre...
2025-04-1458 minHolistic Career ChangeOpportunity Disguised as ChaosJoin the The Holistic Career Change Group ProgramIn this episode, we explore how to spot hidden opportunities in today's unclear career paradigm, transforming what feels like chaos into a pathway toward greater purpose and alignment.What we’ll cover:Why the traditional career rules no longer apply in 2025The emotional toll of constant uncertainty in our work livesHow to reframe career disruption as an opportunity for alignmentPractical questions to shift your perspective from anxiety to possibilityWhy there's a crucial gap between self-knowledge and career implementationRe...
2025-04-0944 minHolistic Career ChangeWhat if I Fail?Join the waiting list for The Holistic Career Change Group ProgramIn this episode,I unpack the paralyzing fear of failure that often holds us back from making meaningful career transitions and discovering our true path.Why Fear of Failure Feels So Massive:Psychological Factors: Identity attachment, loss aversion, uncertainty intolerance, and perfectionismSocial Factors: Fear of judgment, comparison to others, and cultural expectationsCultural Considerations: How different cultural backgrounds create unique pressures around career choicesPractical Concerns: Financial vulnerability...
2025-03-311h 05Holistic Career ChangeYour Stuckness Is Serving YouJoin the waiting list for The Holistic Career Change Group ProgramFeeling stuck in an endless cycle of excitement followed by procrastination in your career change journey? This episode reveals the hidden psychological mechanism keeping you trapped. We explore why your resistance to change isn't about laziness or poor time management—it's serving a deeper purpose you might not even recognize.Every time you promise yourself this will be the week you make progress on your new career path, only to find yourself making excuses days later, you're experiencing an inner conflict between pa...
2025-03-2440 minHolistic Career ChangeLate Career BloomersJoin the waiting list for The Holistic Career Change Group ProgramIn today's episode, I share inspiring career transition stories that I hope will inspire those of you considering or currently navigating your own transitions. These stories highlight that significant career changes can happen at any age, & that our past experiences often prepare us for unexpected future paths.Some takeaways:Previous careers & experiences build valuable transferable skillsPersonal frustrations can often lead to identifying meaningful opportunitiesFresh perspectives can be an advantage when entering established industriesAuthenticity and persistence are crucial...
2025-03-1753 minHolistic Career ChangeHuman Design & Career ChangeJoin the waiting list for The Holistic Career Change Group ProgramThis week we're exploring how your Human Design can serve as your compass during career transitions! Discover how your energy type and authority can guide you toward more aligned work that honors your true nature.In this episode:Learn about the 5 Human Design types and how each navigates career changes differentlyUnderstand your decision-making authority and why "trust your gut" isn't advice for everyoneGet practical career transition strategies customized for Generators, Projectors, Manifestors, and ReflectorsHear real-life examples of...
2025-03-031h 11Holistic Career ChangeEmbracing Your Multi-Passionate Weird SelfIn today's short & sweet episode, I'm diving into something fascinating I've been noticing in my conversations with career changers, especially those called to lean into the magic of being multi-passionate. If you've ever felt torn between multiple interests or worried that your diverse passions don't "fit" together, this episode is your permission slip to dream bigger.I'm sharing why your unique combination of interests isn't just random – it's your soul's signature, and how to transform these seemingly unrelated passions into a thriving, authentic business.What we’ll chat about:Why trying to choo...
2025-02-0314 minHolistic Career ChangeMaking a Quantum Leap in Your Career TransitionHey beautiful souls! Happy 2025! 🎉In today's episode, I'm diving deep into one of the most common questions I get from eager career changers: "How do I speed up my career transition?" If you're feeling stuck in a misaligned job and desperate for change, this episode is for you!I'm sharing a powerful perspective that has helped my clients significantly cut down their transition time - the secret of identity-first transformation. Instead of focusing on the traditional bottom-up approach, I explain why starting with identity-level change can create quantum leaps in your career journey.
2025-01-2031 minHolistic Career ChangeReinventionIn this week's episode, I share my own journey of continuous reinvention in business, & why I believe it's actually natural &healthy to keep evolving our work - even (& ESPECIALLY) when we're in alignment with our purpose. The truth is, when we commit to building an aligned career or business, we're also automatically signing up for ongoing reinvention. Just like everything in nature is in constant motion, our authentic work needs to keep evolving as we grow. If you've been feeling the nudge to shift & change things up in your business lately, thi...
2024-11-1827 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Building An Aligned EdTech CompanyJOIN Holistic Career Change Group program starting 11/11.Learn moreIn this powerful episode, we sit down with Karol, founder of HiK trainings, who shares her remarkable journey from Dominican Republic roots to creating a business that perfectly aligns with her multifaceted gifts. Here's what we explore:🌱 Origins & Early WisdomGrowing up between Dominican Republic and Puerto RicoMoving to the US with limited English to pursue her mastersEarly recognition of success patterns and divine guidance💼 Corporate EvolutionUsing corporate challenges as stepping stones for growthF...
2024-11-041h 20
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: From People-Pleasing to Career AlignmentJOIN Holistic Career Change Group program.Learn moreThis week we are having a heartwarming and insightful conversation with two inspiring career changers, Julia and Alison, who were part of my previous Holistic Career Change Group program.They share their personal stories of realizing their careers weren’t aligned with their true selves and how they navigated the often tricky process of making the shift. We dive into themes of self-discovery, breaking free from people-pleasing habits, and finding the courage to embrace new, authentic career paths....
2024-10-211h 13Holistic Career ChangeHow Trauma Can Shape Your PurposeThe Holistic Career Change Group is now open for enrollment! This five-month program blends spirituality, strategy, community, and coaching to help women transition into careers that align with their authentic selves. You'll receive one-on-one support, group coaching, somatic work, astrology readings, financial planning, and so much more. It’s designed to help you uncover your career blueprint and make a smooth, financially sustainable transition. The group starts on 11/11.Program details.----------------------In this week’s episode, we dive into a topic that may feel unexpected but...
2024-10-1443 minHolistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: From Misalignment to Self-DiscoveryJOIN Holistic Career Change Group programEarly bird pricing - we’re starting 11/11!Learn more-----------------I’m so thrilled to be sharing this honest & inspiring conversation with Lauren and Linda, two participants from the Holistic Career Change Group Coaching program. They share their raw experiences of career transition, offering invaluable insights for anyone considering or undergoing a career change.In this episode, we explore:How our bodies signal career misalignmentOvercoming fears that surface when committing to changeThe healing power of embracing unco...
2024-10-071h 16Holistic Career ChangeWhat to Expect After You Find Your Aligned CareerIn this episode, I thought I'd break down the journey that follows after you've discovered your aligned career path. If you've found your direction but are feeling a bit lost on what comes next, this one's for you!I dive deep into:Why the excitement of finding your path might unexpectedly fade (and why that's okay!)The 6 stages of building your aligned careerHow to navigate each stage with intention and purposeThe importance of setting clear timelines and boundariesWhy "starting before you're ready" is your secret weaponThe often-overlooked step of saying goodbye to...
2024-09-3046 minHolistic Career ChangeHow Bad Do You Want It? (The Entrepreneur Edition)In this episode, I'm serving up some tough love for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially those transitioning into aligned businesses. I dive deep into the realities of building a purpose-led business, challenging the "overnight success" narrative we often see.I explore:Why your business isn't there to motivate you The importance of unwavering belief in yourself and your visionHow your business acts as a mirror, revealing where you need to growThe crucial role of self-coaching and mindset workWhy challenges are actually preparing you for successI share my insights on why many new entrepreneurs struggle, a...
2024-09-1630 minHolistic Career ChangeAre You a Lightworker?In this episode, I explore the concept of lightworkers and how to recognize if you're meant for a healing career. It’s something that I get asked a lot, so I thought I might as well record an episode. Here’s what I will cover:What is a lightworker: understanding the soul-level calling to raise the planet's vibration and help humanity evolve.Signs you might be a lightworker:Feeling different or out of placeHigh sensitivity to energy and emotionsStrong desire to help and heal othersAttraction to spiritual and metap...
2024-09-021h 00
Holistic Career ChangeFear of Being SeenIn this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Elizé, a Speaking confidence and visibility coach, for a raw conversation about transmuting a fear of being seen.I open up about my own ongoing struggles with on-camera presence and how I've managed to build a successful coaching practice despite these challenges. Elizé and I dive deep into how our childhood experiences have shaped our relationship with self-expression, and we explore the energetics of visibility in the entrepreneurial world.We also touch on some less conventional topics like ancestral healing as a tool fo...
2024-06-241h 29
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Tech Consulting to Financial CoachingIn this week’s episode, I'm chatting with my amazing client Elizabeth about her incredible journey from high-flying tech consultant to heart-led financial coach.We dive deep into the pressures she felt as a type-A eldest child to follow conventional success paths, even when her corporate job left her stressed and unfulfilled. Sound familiar? :)Elizabeth shares how a surprising layoff during the tech downturn became a blessing in disguise, giving her the time and space to finally pursue her true calling - which had been right under her nose all along!To...
2024-06-031h 09Holistic Career ChangeMy Career Change StoryThis is one of those long-time coming episodes where I take you through my very own linear career change journey. In this candid episode, I open up about my 3-year transition from misaligned corporate jobs to building my own coaching practice. I talk about how:I experienced years of inner turmoil and unhappiness working in management consulting and public sector roles that felt inauthentic;I quit jobs without a plan, taking solo soul-searching trips to Iceland and Portugal to get clarity;Iceland helped strip away my former identity and connect me to m...
2024-05-201h 22Holistic Career ChangeA Partner's Perspective on Career ChangeIn this special episode, I chat with my partner Maarten about his experience and insights as the significant other of someone going through a major career transition.I know so many women express feeling unsupported or doubted by their partners when they want to make a bold career shift. Or partners come at it very logically versus emotionally. Understandably, the prospect of losing financial stability can be scary for spouses too.I’ve been SO fortunate to have a partner who believed in and stood by me every step of my winding career ch...
2024-03-0456 minHolistic Career ChangeMisalignment vs Growing PainsHave you chosen an exciting new career path, one that truly lights you up...only to start questioning if you made the right move when it doesn't unfold smoothly or quickly? You're not alone!In this week's episode, we're exploring why an aligned vocation can still feel uncomfortable or rocky in the early stages. And how to tell the difference between normal growing pains versus true misalignment.I'll also share how I navigated feeling like an imposter and reclaiming my confidence when reality didn't match my expectations. And what I did to course correct and...
2024-02-2727 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Nonprofit Burn-out to Motherhood MentorIn this episode, I interview Eleanor, a graduate of the Holistic Career Change Group Program who's made a pivot from non-profit work to becoming a guide for mothers and caretakers.We discuss:how Eleanor first came into the program with lots of interests: from a jewelry business to returning back to non-profit workhow overworking and overcommitting to pursue misaligned goals left El burnt out and disconnected from their body. It took a traumatic childbirth experience to force them to reevaluate their choicesfinancial scarcity and how it impacted Eleanor's life and career choicestransition into motherhood and how...
2024-02-121h 19
Holistic Career ChangeRedirectionIn this short & sweet episode I share a pattern I've been noticing A LOT LATELY - people being let go & redirected by the wildest career circumstances.Rather than resisting this at times unpleasant change, I encourage you to embrace it and ask yourself - what gifts they’re pushing you to embody. Let's zoom out & read between the lines!Enjoying this episode? Send me a text & share what you're resonating with!——— 🧚🏻♀️ABOUT VILMA Vilma is a holistic career coach helping unfulfilled women transition into soul-aligned work...
2024-02-0819 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Recruiting to a Multi-hyphenate Portfolio CareerIn the last episode of the year, I have the honor of chatting with an inspiring career changer & manifestation maven - Sarah. Sarah's gone through the holistic career change process & found herself in a multipotentialite portfolio career - having carved out a very unique space for herself. In many ways, she's a trailblazer & an example of what's possible when you choose to boldly lead with creative spirit, emotional intelligence, and alignment—even within rigid tech spaces not set up for authentic expression. In the episode we will chat about uncompromising self-advocacy to...
2023-12-181h 18
Holistic Career ChangeCareer & Purpose Astrology 101I'm brimming with joy to be bringing you an astrology-focused episode! In this beginner-friendly episode, we are joined by a special guest Cat, a professional astrologer, who will be walking us through the crucial birth chart components that signify career and destiny:Moon to indicate our emotional needsMidheaven to identify our public callingNorth Node to show us a soul-driven directionand 10th house to suggest types of career & public roles we might be drawn toWe will discuss how, by assessing planetary aspects and zodiac sign positions related to these key locations in the n...
2023-12-041h 21
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Real Estate to Grief SupportWe are back with the career change series! This week I’m bringing you the behind-the-scenes of my client Nina’s career change journey. While Nina’s story is very unique in the way that it unfolded and how she found her aligned career, many of her fears, and inner conflict that she experienced along the way are very common amongst career changers.We will discuss:what it felt like working in real estate and how despite the potential in the industry - showing up for it felt very challenginga person...
2023-11-271h 14
Holistic Career Change(Not)giving upThis week we are analysing the anatomy of giving up.In the episode, we will be discussing:Our tendency to give up too quickly on our dreams and career pursuits and how many of us have become complacent and, at times, even entitled to manifestations. How our need for instant gratification affects long-term change efforts.The unpleasant, challenging feelings we will inevitably experience as we explore the edges of our possibility and how to coexist with those feelings versus allowing them to take over.The evolution of the human brain and what time inconsistency h...
2023-11-2046 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Nursing to Film IndustryI'm very excited to share another career change story with my client Julia.We will discuss:-about her years as a registered nurse and what her every day felt like-how she made a decision to pivot which coincided with her moving to Europe-how she broke into the film industry - without speaking the language - and what steps she took which eventually led her to a paying job she has now-how she was learning to not just think but also FEEL out...
2023-09-111h 11
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Redefining the Landscape of MusicIn this episode, I’m inviting you to listen to a very unique and, in many ways, unexpected career unfolding. My client Niamh is a musician and, as we jokingly called her, a career ‘returner’. After many twists and turns, using the holistic process, she found her way back to her first love - music. We will discuss:-How Niamh’s identity as a musician was initially built upon external validation and how it eventually lead to creative, emotional, and physical burn-out.-About the disconnect between dreaming big and taking act...
2023-07-171h 15
Holistic Career ChangeFeminine, Masculine & Career ChangeWhat does masculine and feminine energies have to do with career change?Turns out a lot - if we don't know the difference between how masculine and feminine energies manifest as we go through career transitions, we may end up stuck in inaction and confusion or we'll be choosing misaligned careers and getting discouraged.Tune in to learn more! Enjoying this episode? Send me a text & share what you're resonating with!——— 🧚🏻♀️ABOUT VILMA Vilma is a holistic career coach helping unfulfilled women transition in...
2023-06-0740 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Wine Imports to Marriage & Family TherapyThis week I'm bringing you another transformational career change story. My client Michelle has come on a podcast to share her switch from the wine industry to marriage and family therapy.In many ways, her story is almost a textbook case of a career change process. She went through all the stages and phases I speak about on this podcast, she overcame massive resistance and changed some old sabotaging patterns that kept her stuck, unfulfilled, and completely terrified of choosing a new career path.In our conversation, we also chat about just how m...
2023-05-081h 24
Holistic Career ChangePortfolio CareersThis week we are exploring the emerging phenomenon of portfolio careers.Portfolio career is a fancy term for the type of careers that consist of multiple streams of income, jobs, or businesses when compared to a traditional single career path. This allows individuals to combine skills, experiences, and interests to create a diverse portfolio of pursuits that provide both financial stability and personal fulfillment.I personally believe portfolio careers are THE careers of the future and I share a story of my client Simone who has crafted an aligned portfolio of careers for herself. ...
2023-04-2433 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Change MistakesIn this episode, I share a couple of lessons and reframes I offer you to take on if you'd like to go through a smoother career transition period - these are the most common pitfalls I've seen career changers succumb to when designing aligned careers. ***Schedule a consultation call to take this work further:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45min***Instagram:@vilma.usaiteEnjoying this episode? Send me a text & share what you're resonating with!——— 🧚🏻♀️ABOUT VILMA V...
2023-03-2133 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Dentistry to Interior DesignThis week's episode features another mind-blowing career change story. My client Nikita has joined me to share her transition from being a dentist and owning a dental clinic to becoming an interior designer.Her career switch story has already been inspiring many others who've been considering a change. She goes into detail about the obstacles she's faced along the way, the inner work this shift required her to do, and the advice she has to share for everyone who's considering a career pivot. This is such an inspiring story of transformation that I know is...
2023-02-201h 23
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Tech to Water HealingWe are starting the year with another magical career change story. The guest on the podcast today is my client Nicole who shares the details of her career transition journey.Nicole’s path to finding her purpose was not easy or straightforward. The majority of her life was spent in hustle, survival, and powering through harsh life circumstances. It was only this past year when she committed to finding an aligned path that her life and her gifts started opening up and flourishing. Nicole shares how she found her calling, what it feels li...
2023-01-021h 25
Holistic Career ChangeMaking decisionsIn this episode, we talk about the often undervalued skill of making decisions.The reason why I talk about this in a career change setting is because your success in a new fulfilling, meaningful purpose-driven career or business will quite literally depend on your ability to make a decision regarding the new path you’re about to commit to.These are the questions I'd like to invite you to journal on to master the decision-making skill:1. List all the facts (neutral circumstances) & the drama (your thoughts about ci...
2022-12-1951 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Research to International DiplomacyThis week’s episode features a very special guest - my client who is generously sharing the details of her career change journey with you all.There’s SO much healing in this episode as she is someone who represents a slower, more grounded pace of change - the opposite of what we often are programmed to envision.Do make sure you listen to this till the end as not only does she share life-changing wisdom for career changers, but we also discuss:-how career change is not an isolated event & why approaching it h...
2022-11-281h 12
Holistic Career ChangeLiminal Spaces in Career ChangeIn this week's episode, I'm introducing the uncomfortable, confusing in-between space of career change - the liminal space. It's not necessarily a concept I hear people speak about a lot - and yet I have been experiencing firsthand just how vital it is to understand what the liminal space of career change is and how to better prepare for it so you don't feel blind-sided when you're in the middle of it. ***Schedule a consultation call to take this work further:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45min
2022-11-1443 min
Holistic Career ChangeFear of starting something newThis week we are talking about the good old imposter syndrome. While we can expect to meet a version of it when changing careers - in this episode I'm offering you a powerful reframe of how to shift this fear and how to work with your unconscious competence.A few questions I'd like you to write down your answers to:-How have my life experiences shaped me and taught me to excel at this new career?-If I look back and start connecting the dots backwards - how...
2022-10-1720 min
Holistic Career ChangeNo manualThis week I want to talk to you about manuals we have for EVERYTHING in our lives and how not to use them against ourselves, especially on a career change journey. Not being familiar with this concept has ruined many career change attempts. Manuals are these invisible, unwritten set of rules we might have adopted throughout the course of life - by symbiosis, being exposed to our caregivers growing up, observing our environment and following the powerful pulls from social conditioning bestowed upon us. When our relationships or processes don’t meet the rule...
2022-10-0325 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: Marketing to Holistic NutritionThis week I'm stoked to bring you a new interview with one of my clients - Ashley Travassos who during our work together transitioned from being at top of her corporate career ladder as a marketing executive - to starting her practice as a holistic nutritionist. She shares ALL the details in the episode, including how and why her career change journey was particularly hard & complicated - Ashley is what I refer to as circumstantial career changer. She will also share how by luck or sheer determination & willingness to put herself out there she landed h...
2022-09-121h 10
Holistic Career ChangeDon't Quit Your Day Job (Yet)When is 'the right' time to leave your unfulfilling job?In this episode I'm sharing an extensive answer to this question. There's a very specific way to determine when it's time for you to finally transition into a career of meaning & purpose.***Schedule a consultation call to take this work further:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45min***Instagram:@vilma.usaiteEnjoying this episode? Send me a text & share what you're resonating with!——— 🧚🏻♀️ABOUT VILMA
2022-08-2940 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Change is an Alchemical ProcessThe more I work in career change & alignment, the more infatuated I become with this beautiful transformative experience. I believe that our quest for purpose & career fulfilment is magic & mystery above strategy. I think this process is not dissimilar to alchemy. In this process we too metaphorically transform lack of meaning into awareness, harmony & purpose. Career change is an identity shift which means that through this process we, first & foremost, crystallise the authentic self and eliminate the inauthentic parts - the old beliefs, concepts, wounds, fears & all that is in a way of a...
2022-08-1553 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series with Shanice RiveraCareer changer series is back with one of my clients Shanice who, in this episode, shares her career alignment journey with you all. She went through the whole career change process and transitioned from being lost, confused & miserable to having found a path of fulfilment. Along the way she picked up the practices of managing her mind, changing her beliefs and learning how to allow her feelings back into her life to create a more wholesome experience.You are really in for a treat - Shanice shares many nuggets that many car...
2022-05-0954 min
Holistic Career ChangeStart Telling a New StoryIn this week's episode I'm inviting you to revisit belief work & learn more about the importance of a story.The stories we tell ourselves about our lives, about our future, about our careers determine our reality. We are our stories. This is particularly true when we embark on this uncertain & unstable process of career change - the way we will frame it in our heads will affect the success & timeline of our career transition.Tune into the episode to learn how to start telling a new story. ***Instagram: @v...
2022-05-0228 min
Career Switch Podcast: Expert advice for your career change20: A holistic approach to a career changeWelcome to Season 2! I speak with career coach Vilma Usaite, who believes in taking a holistic approach to making a career switch. In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Vilma breaks down her signature program for finding a fulfilling career into three stages. Her goal? For each person to have a career where it feels like you’re, essentially, getting paid for being yourself. Find Vilma Usaite at:Website: www.vilmausaite.com/Instagram: @vilma.usaitePodcast: The Holistic Career Change PodcastMusic cre...
2022-03-1524 min
Holistic Career ChangeBuilding Solid FoundationsThis week we are talking about building solid foundations within your career change journey.If you are considering a new career path - here's one piece of advice I have for you - less is more.I spend many hours of my day connecting with career changers - many of them are very eager to rush into implementing a myriad of vague career/ business ideas. They have this long list of unfulfilled wishes and a deep sense of urgency - to fulfil them all, at the same time. As you can i...
2022-02-2124 min
Holistic Career ChangeDark Night of the Soul & Career ChangeMany of you have heard of the term ‘dark night of the soul’ within various contexts. In this episode, I share how the dark night of the soul is related to career change and what role it plays within career transitions. I believe that career change is a powerful spiritual teacher - tune into the episode to learn more.***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule a free of charge consultation call:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45minEnjoying this...
2022-01-3117 min
Holistic Career ChangeSymptoms That It’s Time To ChangeThis week by popular demand, I’m walking you through the symptoms of a misaligned path. You might be familiar with the emotional impact a career that you have outgrown is having on you - but what about physical symptoms?Through the years of working with many career changers, I have witnessed and collected a number of physical symptoms signaling that it’s time to shift. As you know, my philosophy is holistic which means that I will often analyse the less obvious symptoms and messages that our intricate system is sending.Lis...
2022-01-2434 min
Holistic Career ChangeWhat I Wish I Knew Before My Career ChangeThis episode is all about me sharing realisations and truths I WISH I knew before starting my career change process as I feel like it would have given me more peace and would have allowed me to lean in and surrender more. I hope this will be an inspirational piece and my wish is to help you feel more hopeful about your own career change process.***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule a free of charge consultation call:https://calendly.com...
2021-11-2929 min
Holistic Career ChangeThoughts About Career Change (Part III)In this week's episode, we are wrapping up the series on thought work. I share real-life career change examples of how to use the thought work to support you. We also discuss how not to use the model against yourself and what your daily thought work practice could look like specifically for you.***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule a free of charge consultation call:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45minEnjoying this episode? Send me a text...
2021-11-1537 min
Holistic Career ChangeThoughts About Career Change (Part II)In this week's episode, we are continuing the thought work conversation.I am introducing the model - the most powerful and simple tool I have encountered over the years of training and work with clients in my private practice. It's very effective in helping you clearly and schematically understand the causal relationship between your circumstances, thoughts, feelings, actions and results.You probably have often heard various teachers and literature talk about the idea of your thoughts creating your reality - but how does it ACTUALLY happen and is it even true?...
2021-11-0143 min
Holistic Career ChangeThoughts About Career Change (Part I)This week's episode is an introduction to thought work - which is the very first aspect I address with every single client of mine going through a career change.A lot of our thoughts we have surrounding career change are unquestioned. If you have a choice to think thoughts that make you question your worth, make you believe that you literally have no future and your life will be this boring small existence OR think supportive thoughts, that remind you of what’s available for you, make you feel better about yourself, inspire hope and indu...
2021-10-1932 min
Holistic Career ChangeQuit Your Job Like a BossAre you one of those people who love to secretly fantasise how one day you'll hand in your resignation letter to your boss and proudly walk out of the room? I know it has definitely been me in the past and in this episode I'm sharing my advice on how to prepare for the inevitable career change.First tip - I invite you to NOT rush to dramatically hand in that resignation just yet.I cover strategies to take on way ahead of your planned quitting date and I share the...
2021-09-2739 min
Holistic Career ChangePay Cut DramaIn this week's episode we are chatting about career change and financial fears.One of the main reasons why mid-career professionals struggle with embracing the idea of a career change is their fear of having to accept a significant cut in the salary. They also fear that they may need to 'regress' in their career and perhaps even take on a junior role in order to embark on a different career path.My take on this is slightly unorthodox - I do not believe it has to be the case. It can be, b...
2021-09-1321 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer Changer Series: From PE Teaching to Literacy Problem SolvingIn this Career-Changer Series episode, I interview the charming Lois Letchford, who went from PE teaching to becoming a reading specialist and literacy problem solver.Her journey, however, was not very straightforward one - her career change was not necessarily voluntary or intentional, at least to start with.She went from living her life as an undiagnosed dyslexic, and having to, essentially, from the scratch create principles and unique techniques to help her son, who also is dyslexic, learn how to read. The same son who was initially branded by his teacher as...
2021-09-0637 min
Holistic Career ChangeSelf-sabotage & Career ChangeSelf-sabotage is THE curse word that I hear a lot. My new clients often share that they feel like they contain this inner battle inside of them whenever they express the need to change something up, especially when they commit to embark on a career change.They share that there's one part of them that wants to transition and do whatever it takes - and then there's that other part that works hard to sabotage all and any efforts. That part is so convincing and strong that they often quit without even having started.
2021-08-2333 min
Holistic Career ChangeResponsibilityIn this week's episode we talk about a topic that is not the most appealing - responsibility.Responsibility is about taking ownership of ALL that we have consciously and unconsciously created in our lives. It's dropping all the stories about why we are the way we are and why all the odds are stacked against us to change.I'm also sharing a simple 'stock-taking' and responsibility embracing exercise - Life wheel. Download it and make sure you complete it to gain more awareness and start taking the first steps towards a career and...
2021-07-2721 min
Holistic Career ChangeWhat's a Holistic Career Change?This week's episode is a little different - I’m sharing a recorded interview on a holistic approach to a career change.While in my mind taking a holistic approach is an obvious golden thread weaved into everything that I do, this interview made me realize that, unfortunately, it's still not a necessarily common approach to switching careers. So, in this interview, I share a very high-level explanation as to how I arrived at this holistic approach. I also walk through a bird's eye view process on how to uncover your career and life of al...
2021-07-1936 min
Holistic Career ChangeConnecting with your Future SelfIn this week's episode I invite you to meet the most wise, authentic, self-sufficient and calm person you will EVER get to meet - your future self. I share my absolutely favourite luxurious technique that I myself use daily without fail.If you explore and really embrace this technique - you will gain a new best friend, therapist, coach, partner in crime - all in one.Listen to the episode to learn more and to go through the meditation I have recorded especially for you.***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***
2021-07-0534 min
Holistic Career ChangeBeyond a Career SwitchIn this week's episode I invite you to expand your vision and evaluate your life beyond a career switch.We are prone to think that when we change roles and industries, that's where the transformation stops - but really embracing a career of meaning will inevitably affect your lifestyle choices as well.In this episode we will be dreaming AUTHENTIC - that is crafting what a perfect, most luxurious, self-loving and nourishing lifestyle may look like for you so you could enjoy a career and life of fulfilment and harmony.You may go...
2021-06-2246 min
Holistic Career ChangeHow to Explain Your Career ChangeThis week we are diving into communication strategies. How do you communicate your career change to others when you don't feel confident about this process yourself?How do you have your own back and yet answer to the questions in a respectful matter?Your answers in the episode!***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule a free of charge consultation call:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45minEnjoying this episode? Send me a text & share w...
2021-06-0834 min
Holistic Career ChangeAre You Leading a Double Life?This week I have only two questions for you:Are you leading a double life? How will you let your blue bird sing its song?***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule a free of charge consultation call:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45minEnjoying this episode? Send me a text & share what you're resonating with!——— 🧚🏻♀️ABOUT VILMA Vilma is a holistic career coach helping unfulfilled women transition into sou...
2021-05-3125 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer-Changer Series: From Translation to PaintingIn this Career-Changer Series interview, I had the honour of chatting with Jennifer Baker - a translator who has recently fully stepped into her authenticity and embraced her calling to paint. In this episode, Jennifer shares her magical journey of how her life has turned around in less than 12 months of her saying YES to opportunities coming her way. You will learn:-how Jennifer found herself in a career in translation and how she stayed in it for years convincing herself she was fortunate to have a job that enables he...
2021-05-241h 15
Holistic Career ChangeMultipotentialitesIn this week's episode we look at one of my favourite topics - multipotentiality. Say WHAT?You will learn:-Why I skipped publishing last week's episode-What to do when you have multiple passions & interests and you are not sure which one to commit to-What multipotentiality is and why it's your superpower-What is a portfolio career and how you could design yours-Why Richard Branson is one of the most successful multipotentialites on the planet***Instagram: @vilma.u...
2021-05-1732 min
Holistic Career ChangeTest Drive & PlayIn this week's episode, I'm inviting you for a test drive.You will learn:-Why you should never hold your dream career choice against yourself (and what paper tower sniffers got to do with it)-How to look after your transition process as if it was a fragile flower-What is test driving your new path and why you should do it-How to just do it***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule...
2021-05-0328 min
Holistic Career ChangeFeeling UnsafeThis week we are diving into the nervous system and why so often you may feel resistant in carrying out even the smallest of career change-related tasks. In the episode you will learn:-Why changing career may be perceived as a major threat to your system-What are the four main stress responses-How to solve for those periods when you feel stalling-A short mantra to help you feel safer and ground yourself-Why the time is now to finally embrace your gifts***Instagram...
2021-04-2633 min
Holistic Career ChangeInternal Ecosystem & Career ChangeIn this week's The Holistic Career Change Podcast episode I'm introducing an internal ecosystem that I'd like to invite you to foster to ensure that your transition is smooth and your performance in the new career is effective.In the episode you will learn:-The role I'd like to offer you to take on to get back on the driver's seat of your life and career-What schizophrenia has to do with career change -How most of us have been indoctrinated to perform in employee mentality-What is the...
2021-04-1925 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer-Changer Series: Banking to TeachingIn the second Career-Changer Series interview, I chat with Hilde Vartdal Solum - a banker-turned teacher.You will learn:-How Hilde had told herself she would never go into teaching-How she lived and traveled in different countries around the world just to find that her destiny was much closer to home than she had anticipated-How observing her older colleagues at the bank made her realise that she would never want to find herself in that position-About that one magic moment which let...
2021-04-1248 min
Holistic Career ChangeRapid Fire to Uncover Your TruthThis week’s episode can change the course of your life - if you let it. The first message I have for you is that you are a liar. When you say that you ‘don’t know what’s next for me’, when you say that ‘you don’t know what your vision for the future is, what a meaningful career path would look like for you’ - you are lying to yourself and hiding from your own light. You know the answers, you simply have never practised getting quiet enough to he...
2021-04-0545 min
Holistic Career ChangeThis Is Why You Are NOT BrokenThis week in a rather emotional recording I share with you the TRUTHS that I wish someone had relayed back to me, when I was going though my identity & career transformation process.I hope this foregoes your analysing mind and goes straight into your heart.***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule a free of charge consultation call:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45minEnjoying this episode? Send me a text & share what you're resonating with!——— 🧚🏻♀️ABOUT VILMA
2021-03-2919 min
Holistic Career ChangeI Don't Have Time & Energy to SwitchThis week's episode is tackling the big monstrous obstacle that a lot of career changers are faced with (or at least they use against themselves to not pursue their change).If only I got a euro every time I heard ‘I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME & ENERGY’ to even think about a career change, let alone set aside time to work on it.In the episode I will share:-What's the easiest yet counterintuitive way to create energy and time to work on your dream-Why our brain is an assh...
2021-03-2229 min
Holistic Career Change(Re)discovering Your PurposeThis week the episode is dedicated to the big P word - PURPOSE and I could not have asked for a better guest than a master channel & energy alchemist Ashley Dufresne to talk to about purpose and meaning with. We chat about Ashley’s journey to actualizing her Purpose and how a life of meaning and fulfillment is our birthright. In the interview you’ll learn: -what Purpose is -how you can find your Purpose by getting out of the cerebral way of being and embracin...
2021-03-1455 min
Holistic Career ChangeShame & ChangeIn this week's episode we speak about the elusive feeling of shame that quite a few career changers feel when considering a career transition.Shame is an ingrained response that may deem us unworthy of a career of alignment, therefore, it will benefit you to learn how to recognise when it's holding you back from fully committing to your next career move. ***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule a free of charge consultation call:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45minE...
2021-03-0819 min
Holistic Career ChangeStages of Career ChangeIn this episode I cover the 3 main stages of career change and what each of them entail.I also share what to expect in each of them and how to problem-solve depending on which stage you find yourself at.***Instagram: @vilma.usaite***If you'd like help with changing career, schedule a free of charge consultation call:https://calendly.com/coachvilmausaite/45minEnjoying this episode? Send me a text & share what you're resonating with!——— 🧚🏻♀️ABOUT VILMA Vilma is a holistic care...
2021-03-0121 min
Holistic Career ChangeCareer-Changer Series: From Law to JewelryIn the first Career-Changer Series interview, I chat to Stacy Mikulik - a lawyer turned jewelry business owner.In this episode Stacy takes us on a journey and shares the details of her career transition journey - the good, the bad, the serendipitous and so much more that lead her to now owning a successful jewelry business grace+hudson. In this episode you will learn:-about the one pivotal moment that woke Stacy up and made her realise that life is temporary and she has no excuses to NOT pursue...
2021-02-221h 31
Holistic Career ChangeConnecting the DotsThis is where all the work we've done up until now comes together and we get to CONNECT THE DOTS.One of my favourite episodes so far as from this point forward you may start seeing tangible results of the analytic self-inquiry work you've done in the previous episodes.In this week's episode I will cover:-My favourite way to banish procrastination-A fun story of an English guy who found his fulfilling work by cycling around Europe without a plan-How to match your list of criteria...
2021-02-1537 min