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The Whisper of Change: How to Recognize When Your Career No Longer Fits
When your life looks successful on paper but feels misaligned, the whisper of change begins. Discover how to recognize the signs that your career no longer fits and what to do next.
Patricia Ezechie
5 days ago3 min read


What Is Midlife, Really? A Reflective Look at Identity, Aging, and Change
To me, midlife begins around 39 and stretches to about 59. Not because of a number. But because something shifts inside. You start asking different questions. You stop tolerating old answers. You begin to wonder whether the life you’ve built still fits the person you’re becoming.
Patricia Ezechie
Jul 112 min read


When the Roles You’ve Lived No Longer Fit: Midlife Identity Shifts and the Call to Reconnect
Midlife is a funny place. It is often the point when things begin to unravel. Gently. Quietly. Undeniably. It's not always a dramatic collapse. Or even a crisis. But more a slow recognition that the life you've built, the roles you've played, the identity you've carried… no longer feel quite right.
Patricia Ezechie
Jul 23 min read


Career Change for Women in Midlife: Why Reconnection Comes Before Reinvention
Feeling the pull for something more in midlife? Discover why true career change for women starts with reconnection, not a résumé — and how the final live round of Creating the Career You Want™ guides you back to clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Patricia Ezechie
Jun 233 min read


Silent Yearnings: A Midlife Call to Authentic Change
There’s a quiet ache many of us feel — a whisper that something in our life or work no longer fits. It’s not failure. It’s the beginning of truth. In this reflection, I explore the power of pausing, listening, and honouring what your inner voice is trying to tell you. This is where midlife reinvention begins — not in a crisis, but in the stillness where you finally hear yourself again.
Patricia Ezechie
Jun 192 min read


The Power of Naming “This Is Not For Me” in Midlife
Discover the power of naming “This Is Not For Me.” Learn how one brave step toward self-awareness can change everything — and why it’s not failure, but growth.
Patricia Ezechie
Jun 112 min read


100 Blog Posts Later: Lessons Learned About Writing, Voice, and Impact
“Every time I’ve worried too much about what people might think, I’ve gotten stuck. But when I write from the heart, that’s when the words flow—and that’s when they connect.”
Patricia Ezechie
Jun 32 min read


The Space Between What Was and What’s Next
Feeling stuck between endings and beginnings? This post explores how to honour what's ending and gently begin what comes next.
Patricia Ezechie
May 242 min read


Why the In-Between Feels Safer Than Change | Midlife Coaching
If you’ve already been through burnout, illness, loss, or upheaval — of course you hesitate.
Patricia Ezechie
May 102 min read


Letting Go of Old Identity in Midlife
The in-between isn’t failure — but it’s not meant to be forever. Letting go of who we were is often the hardest part of becoming who we are now.
Patricia Ezechie
May 72 min read


It’s Quicker If You Run — But I’m Slowing Down During Transition
Feeling behind in your own becoming? You’re not alone. In this reflection, I share a simple moment — an 80-year-old jogger’s cheeky comment on my morning walk — that reminded me how often we rush change in search of clarity. But sometimes, slowing down is the bravest and wisest thing we can do. If you’re navigating a life or career shift, this one’s for you. A gentle invitation to walk, not run.
Patricia Ezechie
May 22 min read


How to Lead Yourself Through Transition
When the structures around you shift, how do you stay rooted in yourself? For many professionals — especially those in public service and healthcare — change can feel deeply personal. It’s not just strategy or restructure. It’s about your role, your impact, and sometimes even your sense of self.
Patricia Ezechie
Apr 282 min read


What Happens When the Organisation Changes? Navigating Organisational Loss and Identity in Transition
Organisational change can happen with the stroke of a policy pen. But personal transition doesn’t move on a press release timeline.
As William Bridges reminds us: “It isn’t the changes that do you in, it’s the transitions.” Change is structural.
Strategic. Often external. Transition is emotional. Psychological. Deeply personal. It involves letting go of the identity you held in that role — and figuring out who you are without the title, the badge, or the framework that once
Patricia Ezechie
Apr 222 min read


Facing Fear, Launching Late, and Floating Into What’s Next
When I watched Gayle King board the Blue Origin rocket recently—at 70 years old, no less—I didn’t expect to feel so emotional.
But there it was: that unmistakable look on her face before launch.
Equal parts terror, awe, and determination.
Patricia Ezechie
Apr 153 min read


A career coach on how to thrive in your career after 50: Tips and Strategies for Women in Midlife
Hitting 50 and beyond is a time of opportunity and growth, even if it might not always feel that way! Practical and empowering tips on how to thrive in your career and life in midlife.
Patricia Ezechie
Jan 204 min read
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