252: Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: How to Navigate Career Transitions, Burnout, and What's Next with Life Coach Katrina Klooster

Have you ever stood in the middle of a life that looks really good on paper and still felt like something was off? Like a quiet voice whispering, this isn't it anymore...and you didn't know what to do with that?

This week on the Found Podcast, I'm bringing you a conversation with my own coach, Katrina Klooster, and I think this one is going to land somewhere deep for a lot of you.

Katrina is a life and leadership coach who specializes in helping high-achieving women navigate transitions, those in-between seasons when you've outgrown where you are but aren't sure where you're going. After nearly 15 years in education (as a high school Spanish teacher and instructional coach), Katrina followed her own winding, messy, non-linear path into building a coaching practice, and she brings all of that lived experience to the women she now serves.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The moment Katrina knew she had outgrown teaching and why it took her so long to trust that feeling

• Burnout, shingles, and the culture of self-sacrifice we've normalized in education (and beyond)

• Why your non-linear path is not something to apologize for

• The 37-38-year-old awakening many women experience and what's actually happening beneath the surface

• How high-achieving women get stuck in golden handcuffs and what it takes to break free

• Why most women aren't afraid of failure...and what they're actually afraid of instead

• The grief that's woven into growth (and why we don't talk about it enough)

• What Katrina looks for in a coach and how to know if coaching is right for you

Connect with Katrina:

• Website: katrinaklooster.com

• Instagram: @katrinaklooster (send her a DM!)

Listen & Subscribe:

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YACTbRulN4NooX32NgzgV

• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-found-podcast-with-molly-knuth/id1530616432

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