Career Change
Leaving a 20-year career to start again at 45
"I had to stop asking permission to change my own life."
Jodie Marsh
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A space for women to share the real stories behind who they are becoming — the changes, the courage, the uncertainty, the fresh starts.
Stories of change, courage, uncertainty, reinvention and possibility — from women who've taken a leap, started again, or are still figuring it out. One woman's story could be the inspiration another woman needs today.
"I had to stop asking permission to change my own life."
"Losing that job was the beginning, not the end."
"Nobody told me this chapter could feel like freedom."
Once a month, we come together online — one hour to stop, listen, learn, connect and be inspired. Some months I lead the conversation; other months I invite inspiring women and experts to join us.
What changed? What challenged you? What did you learn? What are you choosing now? Most importantly — who are you becoming?
For more than 20 years, my work has centred around people, careers, change, and those defining moments when someone asks: what's next? I've seen thousands of people navigate redundancy, career change, uncertainty and reinvention. But I've also lived my own chapters of change — building businesses, changing direction, writing a book, letting go of ideas and starting new ones.
"Because who you are becoming is more important than who you've been."
I don't want this to be about me. I want it to become a platform filled with your stories — women changing, growing, starting again, choosing differently, becoming.
Career changes. Businesses started. Menopause. Motherhood. Loss. Confidence rediscovered. New beginnings. These aren't stories about perfect lives — they're stories about becoming.
"I had to stop asking permission to change my own life."
"Losing that job was the beginning, not the end."
"Nobody told me this chapter could feel like freedom."
"I grieved the plan, then I built a better one."
"I stopped waiting for permission and just began."
"The nest wasn't empty. It was mine again."
"I had to stop asking permission to change my own life."
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Website: jodiemarsh.com | Instagram: @jodiemarsh
No pretending. No need to have everything figured out. Just honest conversations, inspiring women, practical ideas and connection.
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For more than 20 years, my work has centred around people, careers, change and those defining moments when someone asks: what's next? I've seen thousands of people navigate redundancy, career change, uncertainty and reinvention.
But I've also experienced my own chapters of change. I've built businesses. Changed direction. Written a book. Supported women. Followed ideas. Let go of ideas. Started new ones. And I'm still becoming too.
"Because who you are becoming is more important than who you've been."
Becoming Her brings together so many things I love — women, storytelling, connection, possibility and the belief that there is always another chapter available to us. I don't want this to be about me. I want it to become a platform filled with your stories.