Creative Career Change

Funnily enough, I was in France on holiday in October when I discovered Elisabeth Parry’s writing. It was this post about moving to France, renovating a beautiful old building and having a 7ft grand piano hoisted via crane into a top floor window that caught my eye. Three of my favourite things: music, home renovation and France! I knew I needed to know more about how Elisabeth and her partner had...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chezhanny.substack.com Yesterday, I sat for a while and pondered what my personal hopes for 2024 are. I prefer the term ‘hope’ to ‘resolution’. I’ve never been good at sticking to resolutions and they always feel too extreme and seem an obvious way to set yourself up for failure. In music, the word resolution refers to when two or more...

I am thrilled to share the final podcast episode of 2023 with you today. Don’t worry there are still a few more to come in 2024, but I did make the jingle a little festive for this one just to acknowledge the season 🔔 🎵🎄 Vanessa and I first connected here on Substack several months back and I was delighted when she agreed to be interviewed for the podcast. Listen to today’s episode to hear how...

Hello! Today's post is a new episode of the Inspiring Creative Career Change podcast. More on that shortly, but first… In case you missed it Last Wednesday I wrote a rather spontaneous piece assessing whether I am a control freak or not: And then on Sunday, I posted my first ever video. 8 minutes of chat on spontaneity, libraries and online parents' evening: To listen to all previous pod...

This week, Chez Hanny has gone international! I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to interview writer and journalist , 48 who is based in Texas, USA. Kristi’s career has taken a number of twists and turns as she has navigated caring for her family alongside carving out a way of working that she loves. You can find Kristi here on Substack where she has a wonderful page Almost Sated which she...

Today’s episode features an interview with . As well as being the writer of one of my favourite Substacks ( The Research Objective ), Hannah is a user researcher who left her full-time, salaried job to go freelance in order to gain the freedom and flexibility she was craving. Hannah can be found on LinkedIn and here on Substack: In the interview, Hannah mentions the following courses and book: * U...

This week’s episode features an interview with the inspirational Mindset Trainer . At the age of 50, Caroline had a life changing experience which gave her the permission she needed to to leave her business communications job and discover exactly what it was that she was born to do. Caroline has a page here on Substack: You can find out more about Caroline’s work on her website and Linked In page....

I had the great pleasure of interviewing florist Amy Carlile for this episode of Inspiring Creative Career Change . Amy studied maths and finance at university and went on to become an actuary before realising that it wasn’t right for her. She now has her own floristry business, specialising in wedding flowers. I chat to her about how she made the leap and the challenges she faced along the way. A...

After much talk, it’s here! The Chez Hanny podcast which seeks to inspire creative career change through sharing stories of women who have taken a risk and followed their calling. I’m coinciding the launch of my podcast with International Podcast Day ! In today’s episode, I kick off the series by sharing my own story of how I left my teaching job to become an interior designer. I’ve also written a...