The Invitation
Explore The Invitation: Thoughtful Reflections on Work, Identity, and Mid-Life Transitions
Welcome to The Invitation, a space for Australian women navigating career questions, internal shifts, and the deeper meanings of work and life. These articles explore the inner experience of career transition - from feeling stuck to discovering alignment - and offer reflective perspectives grounded in real lived experience and holistic career counselling.
You’ll find thoughtful explorations of identity, values, capacity, and sustainable change here - not quick fixes.
Leaving the ADF Is Not Just a Career Move: Why Career Development Matters in Veteran Transition
Leaving the ADF is more than a job change. This article explores why career development matters for veterans, how to navigate civilian work, and how to translate Defence experience with confidence.
Outplacement Is Not Just a Benefit: Why Ethical Career Transition Support Matters for Organisations
Outplacement is more than a redundancy benefit. When handled well, it reflects an organisation’s values, protects wellbeing, and supports people to move forward with clarity and dignity.
When Resilience Becomes a Trap
Women are often told to be more resilient when systems fail them. This article explores how resilience narratives keep mid-life women stuck and exhausted.
The Myth of Self-Employment as Freedom for Mid-Life Women
Many women turn to self-employment in mid-life seeking flexibility and relief from burnout. This article explores the myths, risks, and realities for Australian women.
Why Traditional Career Models Fail Women - and What Mid-Life Is Asking of Us Instead
Traditional career models were not built for women’s lives. Explore why mid-life exposes these failures and what women need instead.
Capacity, Burnout & Sustainable Work: A Guide for Mid-Life Women
Feeling exhausted despite being capable? This guide explains burnout, capacity shifts, and how women in mid-life can build sustainable careers without burning out.
Feeling Stuck in Your Career in Mid-Life: Why It Happens and What It’s Really Telling You
Feeling stuck in your career in mid-life is not failure. This guide helps Australian women understand why it happens and what it may be asking of them.
Christmas, the New Year, and the Career Questions Women Can No Longer Ignore
Christmas and New Year often bring career questions to the surface for women. This article explains why, and how holistic career counselling helps women navigate change without rushing decisions.
Career Change in Mid-Life for Australian Women: A Holistic Guide
A practical, compassionate guide for women across Australia exploring career change in mid-life — why it happens, how to understand it, and how holistic career counselling can help.
We Don’t Need Another Hero - We Need a Heroine
Gen X women were promised careers without a roadmap. Explore how missing role models, unpaid labour, and mid-life burnout are deeply connected.