106. Changing Or Starting A New Career After Divorce, With Lara Buelow

Welcome to the Other Side

Time to change jobs or find a new career?

Divorce often brings with it a need to change jobs, and careers, or return to work after being the primary at-home parent.

Today's guest, certified coach and professional life designer, Lara Buelow is a catalyst for transformation. She specializes in guiding women through powerful career transitions, empowering them to become their most effective, fulfilled selves.

If this feels like where you are, get ready for lots of good info!

She's on to share tools and resources for helping you navigate a work transition and to find a career that fits well with your income goals, schedules, passions, skill sets, and natural affinities.

HIGHLIGHTS:

- How many at-home parents feel “unemployable” and how low self-confidence & unhelpful societal programming affect our ability to find a new career.

- Action Breeds Confidence- how taking action leads to clarity, and clarity leads to confidence. PLUS examples of specific, concrete actions you can take to move you closer to your ideal next job/career.

- Informational Interviews as a tool when you’re in the dreaming/brainstorming phase.

- Career Transition Support: How coaches can assist during career transitions by shifting negative narratives, offering guidance on practical steps, and providing the accountability needed for successful career changes.

Specific Tools Lara mentioned in the episode:

- Bento Box: https://bentoism.org/2-the-bento-method

- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Berkman

- Designing Your Life by Burnett & Evans

- Sparked by Jonathan Fields

Happy listening!

// CONNECT WITH LARA

www.larabuelow.com

@larabuelow on IG

//CONNECT WITH MEG

Individual coaching for parents during and after divorce with a specialty in helping co-parent relationships be less stressful, more efficient, effective, and easy. https://meggluckman.com/