When Your Career No Longer Fits Your Life After Parenthood with Ellen

Parenthood changes priorities.

What happens when your life changes — but your work doesn’t?

After becoming a parent, relocating, or stepping back from paid work, many people experience a quiet sense of misalignment. Not burnout exactly. Not a crisis. Just the feeling that what once fit… no longer does.

In this episode of the Dam Parenting Podcast, Eva is joined by Ellen Johnson, founder of Evergreen Coaching & Consulting — a returning guest you may remember from her deeply honest birth story shared late last year.

This conversation builds on last week’s episode with Rachel about regulation. Once the nervous system settles, clarity often follows. And that’s where we begin.

Together, we explore:

• How to recognise when your work no longer aligns with your values

• Why big life transitions (parenthood, burnout, relocation) often trigger career questions

• How to redefine success after children — without pressure to “start over”

• What it looks like to re-enter work intentionally after a pause

• How to stay aligned as your values and life stages continue to evolve

Ellen supports people through transitions with a rare combination of insight and calm. One client described her as having “the patience of your favourite teacher, the trustworthiness of your favourite therapist, and the knowledge of the best supervisor you could ever hope for.”

If you’re:

• Working but feeling quietly misaligned

• Not currently in paid work and wondering what’s next

• Or sensing that something in you wants more clarity — not urgency

This episode is an invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters now.

Listen with intention — and come back to it when you have space to really sit with the questions.

Head over to Instagram to find out visual support queues Ellen created just for you.

Find Ellen and her work at evergreen-cc.com