PATRICIA EZECHIE 
Coaching & Consultancy

The entirety of January is a threshold. A transition space. A moment between who you've been and who you’re becoming. Change doesn’t need the 1st. It needs intention.

Peace of mind isn’t found in finishing the list. It’s found in permission. Permission to stop, to breathe, to acknowledge what you’ve lived and who you’ve become.

For years we’ve been told midlife is a time of decline — a crisis, a crossroads, a slow dimming of options. But what if midlife is the opposite? What if this is the moment everything you’ve learned finally comes together?

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, unsteady, or unsure of your next steps — you’re not imagining it. We are living through a time of deep uncertainty. War, global conflict, economic instability, political upheaval — it’s affecting all of us. And for many women navigating career and life transitions, it can feel especially destabilising.

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.

Blue Monday.... supposedly the saddest day of the year 🙄. OK, January's are tough. It's grey and cold, Christmas is well an truly over...