Magnificent Midlife

Carolyn Parry is the founder of Career Alchemy, helping early-stage and established professionals escape from a job they hate and create a career they love, on purpose. She’s an award-winning career coach, a TEDx speaker and host of the Change Your Story podcast. She is the President of the Career Development Institute and based in Wales. We talk about: - Carolyn’s own career crisis - Knowing what you don’t want is as important as knowing what you want. - The emotional labor that women do in the office - How technology has changed the workplace - Why women have an advantage over men - The importance of investing in yourself - The three types of people you find at work - The choice of what story to write - How to reconnect with what really matters - The impact of imposter syndrome - Maintaining a sense of purpose is important for mental health - Finding the courage to change track - How to pivot into a new industry - Exploring ways to do life differently - How to get involved in your community And more!   If y