
The Bigger ‘Why’
About Narelle Vigor
@soulcompasscareers
I believe in a world where women everywhere have the right and access to meaningful engagement with the world of work, to fair pay, to decent work, and the opportunity to pursue their goals and dreams.
The current status quo has afforded women so much and at the same time loaded us up in unsustainable ways, being mothers, carers, homemakers and now full time workers. We never got told what to put down, permission to, or even learned how this was possible; the work just got added to an already exhausting to-do list. And that’s before we talk about women's health and menopause which can take an enormous toll on mental health, relationships, and careers. It has overlooked neurodivergent gen x women to the extent they are known as the ‘lost generation of women’. Women need a different kind of support to succeed in their careers, and the world deserves to see and embrace our brilliance.
Since my early days as a career practitioner I’ve worked with women and veterans moving into new life seasons and careers, often carrying physical and psychological injuries, trauma and a similar sense of disenfranchisement.
The status quo impacts women in ways traditional career counselling and models just don’t adequately address. It is my mission to be the person who gets it, and helps women get through it. And I do get it, because like you I have lived it.
My work is grounded in finding innovative approaches to solving what are often complex career problems.
My deepest desire is to be able to support clients to genuinely know their value, to have that fulfilling career, to create the work-life balance they need, and enjoy a sense of meaning and purpose that we all crave in every season of life.
Who I work with?
I work with women who have had their fair share of work experience, jobs that don’t light them up and are tired of the juggle and struggle. I help women who are late identified or suspect they are neurodivergent, women who are burnt out, and women who see the writing on the wall if nothing changes.
What these women have in common is a deep desire to belong and be valued for who they are, to grow into careers that light them up, provide financially for themselves, and finally answer that long held question of ’what is my purpose?’; all while having the time and flexibility to do life effectively.
My work supports them in connecting with their own gifts, strengths and values and knowing what it is they offer. It encourages them to think bigger in a grounded and supported way and to develop the skills and practical strategies to confidently take steps towards their career aspirations. Most importantly we address the question of capability versus capacity.
My clients are all very capable but what I work deeply with is understanding their genuine capacity to build a sustainable work-life balance.
My clients walk away with a deep sense of self worth and identity that enables them to make meaningful choices in their career and life; and the practical skills to manage their careers into the future.
The things I am passionate about:
Innovation, creativity and differences being celebrated
Worth being about what you bring to the table, not how long you are sitting there, or worse your gender
Simplifying the complexities of today's world of work for women
Finding flow in a world full of friction
Blending my knowledge of body-mind therapies, eastern philosophy and ayurveda into the everyday
The politics of meaningful careers, especially for women
How I’m Qualified To Help You?
Graduate Certificate in Education (Career Development & Counselling)
Diploma Polarity Therapy
Cert IV Counselling
Cert IV TAE
Dare to Lead training (Brene Brown)
Ayurvedic Wellness Coaching Certificate (Shakti School)
Mental Health First Aid Certified
Over 2500 hours coaching veterans in career transition and almost 20 years in private practice as a counsellor and coach
Lived experience
Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA)
Registered Professional Member of the Career Industry Council of Australia (RPCPD)