Self-Employment & Healing: Katy’s Real-Life Lessons - Episode 35

Описание: What happens when life turns upside down — and you’re forced to rebuild not just your career, but your entire sense of what “normal” means?

In this emotional and empowering episode of This Is Me, we sit down with Katy, who spent 20 years climbing the corporate ladder before creating her own consultancy business. Her story is one of resilience, reflection and the courage to redefine life after trauma.

Katy opens up about the personal challenges that reshaped her perspective, the adversity that strengthened her, and the process of recalibrating “normal” in the aftermath of life-changing events. She shares the leadership lessons she learned in the corporate world — especially around empathy, humanity and understanding people — and how those lessons inform the way she leads today.

We explore the unpredictable rollercoaster of life, how trauma forces us to rethink our priorities, and why embracing uncertainty can open the door to opportunities we never expected. Katy also speaks honestly about the realities of self-employment: the freedom, the fear, the growth and the powerful clarity that comes from taking ownership of your path.

This is her story, what's yours?

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00:00 Introduction and Background
01:57 Career Journey and Corporate Experiences
06:12 Navigating Challenges: Brexit and COVID-19
11:49 Personal Growth Through Adversity
17:54 Empathy and Leadership in the Corporate World
20:50 The Rollercoaster of Life's Challenges
23:02 Recalibrating Normal After Trauma
26:03 The Pressure to Return to Normalcy
28:50 Shifting Perspectives on Life and Work
31:57 Navigating Change and Familiarity in Work
35:55 Embracing Uncertainty and New Opportunities
42:38 The Importance of Reflection
45:32 Navigating Self-Employment Challenges
51:38 Building Your Support Network
55:19 Finding Your Voice and Confidence
01:02:11 Embracing Life's Journey

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