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Taking a Career Break is the podcast for mid-career professionals seeking a strategic break. If you’re burned out, considering a career change, or need extended time off, Break Expert Katrina McGhee shares her Break Blueprint© + other proven tools to help you exit the…
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Too Busy Working to Stop for Gas? How to Evaluate a Career Break When You’re Close to FIRE (opens the original)
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Episode 79 - Too Busy Working to Stop for Gas? How to Evaluate a Career Break When You’re Close to FIRE Are you close to achieving your FIRE (Financially Independent, Retire Early) goals, but feeling completely burned out, exhausted, and ready to quit? You are not alone. In this episode of Taking a Career Break with Katrina , career break and sabbatical coach Katrina McGhee and producer James Hammond dive into the intersection of the FIRE community mindset and taking a purposeful career break. W
Hitting the Career Break Wall? Don't Fall For This Midpoint Trap (opens the original)
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Episode 78 - Hitting the Career Break Wall? Don't Fall For This Midpoint Trap Feeling the urge to pack it in and go back to work right in the middle of your career break? You aren't alone. In this episode, Katrina McGhee and James Hammond dive deep into the hidden "trapdoor" that trips up high achievers around the midpoint of their break. Once the initial bucket list items and big adventures are checked off, a wave of discomfort, existential questioning, and the familiar urge for productivity ca
Does a Career Break Mean You're Not Ambitious Anymore? (opens the original)
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Episode 77 - Does a Career Break Mean You're Not Ambitious Anymore? Are you worried that stepping away from the daily grind means losing your edge? In this episode of Taking a Career Break , hosts Katrina McGhee (career break and sabbatical coach) and James Hammond tackle a heavy stigma: the idea that taking a career break or sabbatical means you are no longer ambitious. Inspired by recent client discussions and a viral Substack reflection titled "I lost my ambition in Europe," Katrina and James
What 10 Life-Changing Sabbaticals Proved Wrong About Career Breaks (opens the original)
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Episode 76 - What 10 Life-Changing Sabbaticals Proved Wrong About Career Breaks In this episode, Katrina and James catch up after the summer break to reflect on the inspiring stories shared throughout the Summer Series. They dive deep into the 10 core beliefs and fears that almost stopped 10 high achievers from taking a sabbatical—and how their real-life experiences proved every single one of those beliefs wrong. From navigating the fear that "everything will collapse without me" to unlearning t
Summer Series #10 – From Survival Mode to World Travel: Nicole’s Family Career Break (opens the original)
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Summer Series #10 – From Survival Mode to World Travel: Nicole Starling’s Family Career Break In the final installment of the Summer Series, host Katrina McGhee sits down with Nicole Starling to explore the transformative power of taking an extended family sabbatical. After facing consecutive family losses, caregiver responsibilities, and corporate burnout, Nicole and her husband decided to pause, pivot, and take their two children on a world-schooling adventure. Nicole shares the raw reality of
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