From Corporate Into Calling: Career Change, Burnout, Meaningful Work, Find Your Purpose

As the year comes to a close, I continue the regenerative retelling of A Christmas Carol , turning our attention toward the future and what meaningful work might actually look like when it’s no longer shaped by exhaustion or extraction. In Part Three, we meet the Ghost of Meaningful Christmas Future and glimpse a different way of working: one rooted in alignment, care, and contribution — not just...

In this short Christmas mini-episode, I’m sharing something a little different: a regenerative retelling of A Christmas Carol , reimagined for modern work life. In Part Two, we meet The Ghost of Burnout Christmas Present and witness what burnout often looks like in the moment — staying half-present, constantly reachable, and unable to fully stop, even during times meant for rest and connection. Af...

In this short Christmas mini-episode, I’m sharing something a little different: a regenerative retelling of A Christmas Carol , reimagined for modern work life. In Part One, we meet The Ghost of Overworked Christmas Past and reflect on the Christmases shaped by deadlines, expectations, and the steady erosion of rest. After the story, I share the real client experiences that inspired it and offer a...

If you’re working toward meaningful work — whether through a career change, a new consultancy, or building a purpose-led business — you’ve probably already discovered that the path is not straightforward. People often assume it’s a lack of clarity, confidence, or the “right idea” that holds them back. But in reality, most people are derailed by a small set of predictable stumbling blocks that show...

If you’re in the middle of a career change, feeling burned out, or trying to build meaningful work that actually sustains you, there are two foundations you cannot skip. Most people focus on ideas, values, or purpose. But without defining how you want work to feel, and who urgently needs your work enough to pay for it, you end up recreating the same patterns that drove you to burnout in the first...

If you’re in the middle of a career change, feeling trapped in a collapsing job market, or questioning whether your work still fits the life you want, this episode will speak directly to you. Right now the job market is more unstable than ever. Burnout is rising. Meaningful work is getting harder to find inside corporate systems. And many purpose-led roles are being diluted or quietly dismantled....

So many people reach a point in their career where the work looks meaningful from the outside but feels empty, exhausting or impossible on the inside. Not because they’re failing or burnt out beyond repair, but because corporate systems dilute their values and limit their ability to create the impact they came for. If you’re craving a career change, questioning your purpose or wondering why the wo...

When you quit your job, it’s easy to think the hard part is over. You’ve made the bold move, chosen freedom, and finally said no to something that didn’t fit. But as today’s episode explores, leaving is just the beginning. The real work begins when you start to build something of your own — because without intention, your new worklife can start to look a lot like the system you just left. In this...

Just been laid off? Don’t rush to replace one problem with another. Consider a radically different approach to career change — even when it’s been thrust upon you. After another wave of corporate layoffs, thousands of people are facing uncertainty, exhaustion, and burnout. The system that promised security has once again shown its cracks. If you’ve just lost your job, or you’re questioning the sta...

If you’re still in your corporate job — serving someone else’s agenda, showing up for work that doesn’t fit who you are or what you believe in — this episode is for you. n this short, punchy episode, I’m breaking down four reasons it takes so much courage to quit corporate — and how to move through each of them so you can make a confident, grounded exit into more meaningful work of your own. Becau...

What happens when your job becomes your identity? In this episode, we explore the deep emotional work behind career change — the moment when you realise that the title you’ve spent years building no longer fits who you are. You’ll hear how one GP, completely burned out by a system she once loved, began to rediscover herself beyond her role. And I’ll share my own experience of letting go of “CEO an...

“I remember one Christmas Eve… instead of being with my husband and not-yet-two-year-old, I was finishing a project because that felt more important.” If your career looks great on paper but feels wrong in your bones, Clare’s story will resonate. This is the first episode in my Finding Purpose series—monthly conversations with clients and other brave souls who’ve left corporate, done the inner and...

Corporate burnout can block your career change long before you even hand in your notice — and long after you’ve left. Before you quit, burnout drains the confidence and imagination you need to move. After you quit, fear of slipping back into overwhelm and exhaustion can stop you from building the meaningful work you really want. We’ll dig into what’s actually behind burnout — not just overwork, bu...

Most people think the answer to corporate stress or burnout is to get a new job. But here’s the truth: without rethinking your relationship to work itself, you’ll end up in the same cycle of dissatisfaction, stress, and burnout — just in a slightly shinier package. In this episode of From Corporate to Calling , I share why career change means so much more than job-hopping. I’ll walk you through th...

If your career looks great on paper but feels wrong in your bones, you’re not alone. In this first episode of the relaunched From Corporate to Calling , I share the 3 types of people who urgently need to quit corporate — and why finding meaningful work isn’t optional, it’s essential. Whether you’re: stuck in a corporate job that drains your soul, working in a nonprofit, startup, or sustainability...

I’m recording this bonus episode on location in Canary Wharf, one of London’s biggest business districts. I’m surrounded by glass towers that house the likes of Chase, JP Morgan, and Revolut—a far cry from the woods where I usually do my best thinking, coaching, and wandering. For years, the woods have been my sanctuary. They’ve been my escape from a business world where I once felt I had to put o...

In this episode, I explore the radical and often uncomfortable role of rest in finding meaningful work. Rest isn’t just recovery from burnout or a reward for productivity—it has intrinsic value, and choosing it can be an act of resistance against the corporatized, extractive ways we’ve been taught to approach work. I share a personal story that surfaced the compulsion I still carry to maximise eve...

In this episode, I explore the parallels between Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way and the path of regenerative work. Both invite us to move beyond a corporatized, extractive mindset and into a more life-giving, co-creative relationship with our work. I share my own experiences with Morning Pages and creative recovery, and reflect on why pursuing regenerative work often feels like being called to a...

What does it means when life, work, or even the wider world feels like it’s unraveling. Instead of rushing to fix, patch, or hold things together, what if we paused to ask: is this falling apart actually necessary? On the macro level, we’re witnessing systems—colonialism, white supremacy, extractive capitalism—that need to come undone. On the micro level, the same can be true for our careers, busi...

Today, I’m talking about age—and why the idea that we “age out” of value, usefulness, or the possibility of starting something new is a harmful corporate story that has no place in regenerative work. Whatever stage of life you’re in, it’s possible to consciously shape a regenerative career that’s aligned with your values, your lived experience, and the kind of meaningful work you want to be doing...

This week, I’m sharing what I consider to be the most essential — and perhaps most overlooked — part of any regenerative career transition: making space for change . This isn’t just about blocking out time or finding one free hour to think. It’s about creating the kind of space where real change can take root — the kind that allows something new to emerge, rather than squeezing transformation into...

This week, I’m sitting with the concept of waiting to respond — a strategy from Human Design that has challenged and changed me in unexpected ways. I share the story of how I went from skeptical outsider to reluctant-but-curious explorer after a reading with a trusted friend cracked something wide open in me. This idea — that I’m not meant to initiate, but to respond — brought up a lot of resistan...

This episode is for anyone feeling stuck, scattered, or second-guessing themselves on their journey toward purposeful work. Alisa shares what she’s seeing come up most often as people work through the Purposeful Income Path—plus five powerful lessons that can help anyone stay grounded, focused, and moving forward (even when life is messy). You’ll learn: Why your financial goal might be too big or...

In this episode, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes look at what went right (and what didn’t) during the launch of my Purposeful Income Path. The launch has been beautiful from the outside — people are working through the framework out in nature, and some have already sent in their completed workbooks. But internally? I lost sight of a core principle I teach in both my 1:1 coaching and this mini-offe...

This episode is an excerpt from a live Q&A I hosted to celebrate the launch of The Purposeful Income Path —and one of the most powerful questions I received: “Not making money is something that can be frightening. It freezes my brain. I procrastinate a lot. Do you have any tips when panic arises to direct your mind back to action?” If you’re stepping into regenerative work and find yourself se...