Have you heard the term career grief?

It's the disorientation, the loss, the quiet identity crisis that comes when a career path falls away, whether you chose to leave or were pushed out.

And for high-achieving women, it hits differently. Because the same drive that built the career is the exact thing that makes losing it feel like losing yourself.

In this episode I'm unpacking what's really underneath career grief, why it's unavoidable on the path to a more meaningful and aligned career, and why this period — as heavy as it feels — is actually the most important passage on the journey back to yourself and your true north.

In this episode:

• Why career grief is actually an identity crisis underneath
• How high-achievers unknowingly tie their worth and value to external validation
• Why both ejection and election lead to the same grief
• What it means to create a career from wholeness rather than lack
• How to move through this period rather than run back to what felt safe

This is the work we go deep on inside the Inner Compass Collective, and it's the foundation everything else is built on.

If you're navigating a career change or crossroads right now and this is landing, you're in the right place.

Start with the Inner Compass Reset.

What happens when you stop overthinking your path… and just follow what you enjoy?

In this episode, I speak with Renee, a musician by night and occupational therapist by day, who never believed music could be a career, or that she was “good enough” to pursue it seriously.

But instead of trying to figure it all out, she followed her joy.

And what unfolded surprised her.

From recording a song “just for fun”… to radio play, live performances, and now creating an album, all while still working as an occupational therapist, a career she also enjoys.

We explore:

• Why following what lights you up is more powerful than forcing clarity
• The fear of not being good enough (and doing it anyway)
• Building a side hustle without blowing up your life
• The reality of balancing music and her career in real time
• How small steps create momentum you can’t predict

This is for anyone navigating a career change, craving more creativity, or sitting on something they love but haven’t fully let themselves pursue.

Because the path isn’t something you figure out, it’s something that reveals itself when you start following your joy.

Connect with Renee:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/387mU8HeT1rsqYdOJC9k5q?si=WDUHYxayQyCZn4Rsw4uUCg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blue_ren_music/

If this episode resonates, I’m also hosting a live masterclass in the lead-up to the next Inner Compass round, where I’ll guide you through how to navigate this moment, reconnect to your own direction, and start defining your true north.

Save your spot: ⁠https://www.innercompassco.com/freewebinar⁠

Everyone is calling it a career crisis.

Burnout. Disillusionment. Questioning everything you’ve built.

But I don’t agree.

In this episode, I break down why the so-called “millennial career crisis” is being completely misdiagnosed.

And why framing it as a crisis is exactly what keeps people stuck, forcing fear-led decisions and recreating the same patterns.

Because this isn’t a crisis. It’s an awakening into identity shifts, self-discovery, purpose, and personal transformation.

The systems aren’t working. And you’re not broken for feeling it.

If you’re feeling disconnected from your career and unsure what’s next, this will challenge how you’re seeing it, and why that matters.