Episode Description
Bex Thomas spent 20 years in recruitment before an intentional career break became the catalyst for a portfolio career as a career transition coach, sabbatical coach, and podcast host of Sabbatical Stories.
Bex explains her five-question framework for planning intentional career breaks: why you are taking the break, when to take it, where to go, who to spend time with, and who you want to become afterwards.
She describes the financial planning behind extended breaks, including spending time in countries where Australian dollars stretch further.
For experienced professionals sensing their current role no longer fits, Bex shares why the integration period after a sabbatical determines whether the break transforms your career or fades into a distant memory.
She also covers how to negotiate leave when your company has no formal sabbatical policy and why most mid-career transitions turn out to be values realignment rather than seismic change.
Bex describes her own prototyping journey through travel blogging, travel coaching, and travel writing before finding her fit in coaching and podcasting.
Connect with Bex: website: bexthomas.com | LinkedIn: Bex Thomas
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