Chart Your Career

Heidi and  Ellen  talk to Jen and Michelle. Jen is a mom of 3 and is about to switch careers from something very creative (and her dream job) to one in computer science that is more structured and linear.  She wonders about the best way to transition and how to maintain some of the creative energy in her very busy life.  Michelle has been a nurse for the past 10 years and has not liked her work fr...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Kate and Meghan.  Kate is off to college in the fall.  She is in a serious relationship and wonders about the pros and cons of staying together as she embarks on this new journey.  Meghan is just back home in the States after a few years in New Zealand where she had a job she really disliked.  She has a small clue about her next steps but is feeling a lack of clarity.  Elle...

Heidi and  Ellen  welcome Leo, the sign of fire, identity, courage and self- expression.  We say goodbye to the inward and cautious sign of Cancer and move into a month of spontaneity, romance and creativity. We roar forth in all our endeavors and feel a renewed sense of confidence. This month there are two full moons that apprentice to Aquarius and the power of the group. The 'I' becomes the 'WE'...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Angela and Karen.  Angela is a woman with many interests and struggles with knowing which to pick.  Karen loves her job and wants to grow and move ahead in the company but is afraid that her ambitions might offend her boss.  They also talk about the series ' Broadchurch ' and ' Us'  and life without the internet. 

Ellen and Heidi interview Jordana and Julie.  Jordana wants to know how to honor her naturally slower pace but also have momentum and grow all her new creative projects. Julie is a university research administrator. While she loves many things about her work, she is tired of working in front of a computer and longs for a more people-facing job. Heidi and Ellen also talk about the series ' Physical...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Grace and Jill.  Grace is a college sophomore with a passion for environmental science.  Her family is pressuring her to be pre-med and she feels stuck between what she wants to do and what she thinks she should do.  Jill has spent the past 30-years working in hospice and bereavement.  She sold her assisted living businesses a few years ago and is at a loss as to her next s...

On this summer solstice day, Heidi and Ellen say goodbye to the active month of Gemini and welcome in Cancer. Cancer rules family, history, feeling, preservation and nourishment. It is the sensitive, resourceful mama bear of signs. We pay attention to tradition under Cancer and we build our nests — whether in our businesses or homes. This month Jupiter moves retrograde until October 18th. It revis...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Ellie and Jenny. Ellie is a full time yoga teacher and wants to weave astrology and meditation into her work. She wonders if she is ready or if she needs to do more deep study. Jenny is a professional freelance writer and is going through a slow period. She wonders how she can actualize more interesting work for herself. We also talk about the movie ' Baby Boom ' with Diane...

Heidi and Ellen answer questions from Meghan and Chrissy. Meghan cares for adults with developmental disabilities and is burning out.  With Saturn and Jupiter active on her ascendent- she feels it is time to leap into something new, perhaps something more creative. Chrissy works from home in the finance industry. It serves her in many ways but it has never felt like a fit. She dreams of opening a...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Marlaena and Hannah.  Marlaena is a musician who released a new record right before the pandemic lock-down and could not tour or sell the album. She is working from home and feels aimless. She wants to figure out how to harness her power and focus on her music. Hannah is doing an administration job that drains her. She is an artist but she doesn't feel like it is  practical...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Lindsey and Melissa. Lindsey is building a business with a partner. They have done a successful soft launch and are wondering if this is a good time to raise money from investors or whether to keep growing the business on their own. Melissa has been involved in the public health sector for the last decade. She is curious whether to focus the next stage of her career out in...

Heidi and Ellen welcome Gemini. Geminis are the communicators and connectors as the sign is ruled by Mercury and Venus. This Gemini season has a long mercury retrograde and a few eclipses to keep us all on our toes. During this month, the pace picks up. Our desire to connect intensifies. Our need to converse is at an all time high. Gemini wants to feel enlivened by sharing experiences, ideas and l...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Aman and Tierney.  Aman is in tech but is feeling restless and the need for a career that is more relationally engaged. She is attracted to the healing professions but is unsure how to move forward. Tierney is at a crossroads. She has had a 25-year satisfying career in construction sales and in the last 7-years has leaned into her artist self building a beautiful small busi...

Ellen and Heidi answer questions from Maureen and Emily. Maureen has been a teacher for 21 years and is ready for a change.  She really wants to open a Wellness Center- but financial issues and a perceived lack of business acumen get in her way.  Emily left a very stressful high profile job 3 years ago.  She took some time off and is now trying to figure out her next steps.  She is embracing a rec...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Sarah and Dana.  Sarah has an online wedding invitation design site.  She wants to expand and is wondering what direction to take.   Dana is moving from an office job to teaching yoga, but is feeling exhausted by all the things she needs to do. Both women wonder how to choose a direction to take moving forward. We also talk about the films ' News of the World '  and  'Anoth...

Join Heidi and Ellen they welcome Taurus, the sign of art and beauty and manifesting tangible results.   They start off by talking the upcoming Academy Awards (a perfect Taurean show and one of Ellen's favorites!).   This month is a time of reinvention for Taurus people with Uranus moving through their signs. With the Sun, Mercury and Venus all moving through Taurus this month, electricity abounds...

Ellen and Heidi talk to Mary and Nina.   Mary has two established and successful businesses- one in the healing arts and the other teaching people to bake bread. She is grappling whether to just put her focus on the sourdough business, even though she feels the sadness of having to leave the medical practice behind. Nina is a dynamic 18-year-old with lots of ideas and dreams, specifically about te...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Emmery and Jackie.  Emmery was serving in the Peace Corps when she was called back home due to the pandemic.  She is contemplating her next steps and is on the fence between graduate school and going off on her own.  Jackie is an artist and is just finishing a program in textile design.  She is feeling ready to go out in the world but wonders if she should extend her time i...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Patrice and Christy.  Patrice is a long-time professor who loves her work but hates the paperwork and screen time it demands.  She wonders if it is possible to reframe her dilemma in order to find more joy in her job. Christy has been a public gelato researcher for the past 15 years and had felt more and more drawn to energy medicine and spiritual pursuits.  She would like...

Join Heidi and Ellen as they welcome the Aries, the first sign of the zodiac and the beginning of the astrological new year. They talk about the transition from the restful and deep waters of Pisces to the fiery and active energy of Aries. As the harbinger of spring, they prepare listeners for the new growth, new ideas, new energy and new purpose that is about to unfold.

Heidi and Ellen talk to Diane and Jena.  Both are happy with their lives and work but know there is something more that beckons them. They have hints as to what that might be - but are unsure how to move forward. We also talk about the films- ' Nomadland ',   ' The Sound of Metal ' and ' Supernova ' as well as the beautiful new book- ' Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted ' by Sule...

Heidi and Ellen talk to Quinn and Dave. Quinn is about to step into a new venture after having taken a year off to rest and regenerate.  She is excited but also worried that the burnout that plagued her in the past will re-emerge. Dave is a social worker and also a stand up comedian and a playwright.  He feels the time has come to choose and wonders how to make that choice. We also talk about the...

Heidi and Ellen introduce their recurring welcoming sign episodes to its new Chart Your Career home. Today they welcome Pisces - with all of its watery wonderfulness. They talk about the transition from the fixed nature of Aquarius to the mutability of Pisces.  They share what to expect in this next month (spoiler alert- dreamier, restful, hibernating energy) and how to prepare for Aries and the u...

Heidi and Ellen interview Kate and Kaylin. Kate wants to figure out how to change her relationship with money so she does not tie her self-worth to how much she makes.   Kaylin is an ambitious and hardworking person who has a great new career opportunity but at the same time, has a deep longing to just stop and go inward. Both dilemmas are great examples of 'Should versus Must'. We talk about the...

Heidi and Ellen interview Michaela and Jane.  Michaela has been an educator for many years but is unfulfilled and bored and feels misaligned in her career.  Jane is juggling the age-old dilemma between wanting too move ahead with her very successful career and her pull to spend time with her children while they are still young.  She worries if she waits on her career expansion she will miss the bo...