Navigating the Messy Middle: Have You Heard Our Podcast?
As we move through the first quarter of the year, life always seems to hit a whirlwind pace. Between my 1:1 coaching sessions, heading into the Google offices for workshops, and prepping for our upcoming Women Connect London event in March, I’ve been spending a lot of time talking about the "messy middle."
You know the space I mean. It’s that tricky, often exhausting terrain where you’re trying to navigate a career shift, stay present for your family, and handle big life changes without losing your own identity in the process.
It was exactly these conversations that led me to launch a podcast at the end of last year called Routes to Change, alongside my wonderful co-host, Noelle Hartnett.
What is Routes to Change?
This podcast is a project I’m incredibly proud of. It was designed for anyone who feels like they’re at a crossroads or simply needs to hear from others who are figuring it out as they go.
In every single episode, we ask our guests the same six questions about their relationship with change. It has been fascinating to see how a charity worker, a creative, or a fellow founder can face the exact same prompts and provide such wildly different, honest, and perspective-shifting answers.
Series 1 Recap: Your Guide to Navigating Change
If you’re new to the show or looking for some inspiration while you’re out for a walk or tackling the school run, here is a quick guide to what we covered in our debut series:
Episode 1: Leaving Law & Career Pivots (with Liz Francis) I stepped into the hot seat to talk about my own journey—leaving a 12-year legal career to build EJF Coaching.
Episode 2: The 'Clever Tortoise' Approach (with Noelle Hartnett) Noelle dives into why slow, intentional growth is often the secret to success and how she’s embraced major pivots in her own life.
Episode 3: From Employee to Entrepreneur (with Jen Read) Jen shares the "knowing" moment when she realized it was time to move from the corporate world to building her own time-saving business.
Episode 4: Strategic Professional Leaps (with John Hartnett) A deep dive into managing turning points and the mindset needed to make a significant professional jump.
Episode 5: Values-Driven Change (with Lucy Coley) My sister, Lucy, shares her powerful move into humanitarian work and how she navigates the emotional roadblocks of a career focused on global impact.
Episode 6: The Series Finale – What We Learned Noelle and I reflect on the common threads: the courage it takes to start, the resilience needed for the roadblocks, and why community is the secret sauce to making change stick.
Coming Soon: Series 2!
I’m thrilled to share that Series 2 is officially in the works. We’ve been recording some brilliant new episodes that I cannot wait to share with you very soon. We’ll be diving even deeper into what it means to find "Quiet Clarity" in a world that never seems to stop moving.
Listen to Series 1 on Spotify Here
I’d love to know which of these episodes resonates most with where you are right now. Send me a message or find me over on Instagram @EJFCoaching and let me know your thoughts. I read every single one personally!
