Transforming into your passion!

Today I am sharing the stories of 4 women who have transformed into their passion, these women have amazing stories of how as mothers, single parents and whilst  raising young children.  They were fearless enough to decide that they would not be limited by the challenges and difficulties they encountered as mothers but would overcome the challenges they faced and live their best lives, as a role model for their children.

These women all have very different stories, but the common denominator has been that they have all been single parents or joint parents.  They have been compelled to live their best lives for their children.   The career choices have been made to support the needs of their children and the desire to be at home with them, when they got home from school.

Some have worked as legal secretaries, nurses, upmarket market stall holders, coffee shop and deli owners.  Ultimately, as their children have gotten older and have needed them less, these women have chosen to transition into their passions.

 Moreover, for Esther her discovery that both her and her son had dyslexia sent her on a whole new trajectory,  which has meant that she has trained in mediation, completed an advanced diploma in dyslexia for Higher Education and has worked as a Behavioural Consultant in Ealing.  Her next step in her career is Equality and Diversity and supporting the embedding of conflict resolution into teacher training.  Esther's advice to any woman in transition is "Be fearless your life is a blank canvas ".

Pina has gone from running a coffee shop and a deli, as she raised her son to completing her psychotherapy degree.  She is now both a successful Business Mentor and Psychotherapist.  Pina believes women can do amazing things and talked about the "Power of a woman" and for her, it's about enjoying life as she lives her passion.

Ingrid began as a legal secretary with two young boys.  Later she felt compelled to follow her passion for nursing, completed a nursing degree and has been a district nurse manager for the past ten years and will be starting a course to train as a health visitor in September.  Ingrid felt that if you don't pursue your passion, you will always regret it.  "Better to try and fail, than never to try at all!"

Vanessa trained to be a nurse, whilst her oldest children were still young.  She had since gone on to work in PR, she had been a health coach and is currently training to become an interior architect.   She believes that many women are part of a new movement. Where they recognised that "age ain't nothing but a number ".  "We can be exactly who we are!"