What if change didn’t have mean starting over?

What if it simply meant becoming more you?

When I let go of a home base and started working from wherever the wind took me, it wasn’t about escape.

It was about freedom.

And trusting that I already had everything I needed.

It might sound like a bold move and in many ways, it was.

But it didn’t feel like a reinvention.

It felt like the next step in a story I’d already been living.

Because the truth is, my working life has never been conventional.

As a student nurse, my placements changed every eight weeks.

When I qualified, I worked across different community teams and eventually as a Marie Curie nurse, often in a different location every shift.

Later, as a team leader, my home was my office.

My region was one of the largest counties in the UK, so I travelled constantly to meet and support my team.

When I became a project manager, my exec team was based in London, but I ran operations locally and hot-desking wherever there was space.

Even as a head of a large programme, I split my time between regional desks and two days a week in head office.

In short: I’ve always been on the move.

Always carving out space wherever I landed.

Always carrying my work and my values with me.

So when I transitioned into coaching, it wasn’t about leaving it all behind.

It was a continuation of everything that had already shaped me.

One that gave me more freedom to live and work in alignment with who I am.

And when I made the decision in 2023 to become more nomadic; putting my things in storage and house-sitting across the UK, it wasn’t a dramatic reinvention.

It was an act of trust.

Less “burn it all down” and more “expand what’s already working.”

Because change doesn’t always mean starting over.

Sometimes it’s about becoming the woman you already are.

No longer hidden under all the roles, expectations, and stories you’ve collected along the way.

Like most women, for years, I’d carried more than my fair share.

Of responsibility, expectation, and self-doubt.

Letting go wasn’t about giving up. It was about finally putting some of it down.

And that’s what I now help my coaching and mentoring clients explore all the time.

They come to me thinking something drastic has to happen:

➡️ “Do I need to leave my job?”

➡️ “Should I walk away from everything I’ve built?”

➡️ “Am I wasting time by staying?”

No not necessarily.

Because more often than not, the shift you need is internal.

It’s not about changing everything, it’s about changing how you see yourself.

Like a client I mentored recently who didn’t make a dramatic exit, she made a powerful decision.

✅ She stayed in her role but started showing up differently.

✅ She stopped saying yes to things that drained her.

✅ She created boundaries where there had been none.

✅ She remembered who she was, and began leading from that place. Not from over-functioning or approval-seeking, but from self-trust.

She reclaimed her confidence. Her leadership. Her voice.

Because the real work isn’t about starting with a clean slate.

It’s about realising you are the slate.

You already hold the wisdom.

The experience.

The values.

The drive.

The instincts.

You’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from strength.

And when you start from there, everything changes.

✨ You see what matters more clearly.

🧭 You say yes to the right things.

💬 You say no without guilt.

🌿 You stop shrinking to fit the room.

You stop asking, “Who do I need to become to be successful here?”

And start asking, “How do I want to live and lead now?”

For me, that has meant a nomadic life, one that reflects freedom, trust, and expansion.

It hasn’t always been easy.

There’s no long-term plan.

Sometimes I travel lighter than I’d like (you learn quickly when you’re lugging a suitcase through a train station!).

And not everyone understands it.

Some think I’m drifting. Some assume I’m having an extended holiday.

But this life? It’s intentional.

It’s a choice to belong to myself.

Not to one location.

Not to one definition of success.

Not to one version of leadership.

And it’s about finding the version that works for you.

Owning who you are and choosing how you want to feel in your life and work.

If you’re reading this and feel like you might be on the edge of a change, here’s what I want you to know:

📌 You don’t have to blow it all up.

📌 You don’t have to wait for a crisis.

📌 You don’t have to start over.

📌 You already have what you need.

And if you want help finding clarity, building confidence, or reconnecting with your voice, that’s exactly where I can support you:

👉 RECLAIM 1:1 Coaching offers personalised space to navigate the transition you’re in, whether that’s changing how you lead, or how you feel in your role.

👉 RECLAIM Group Mentoring offers community, clarity, and connection with other women navigating similar chapters. The next cohort begins 26th January 2026; reach out for a chat.

and reserve your place.

Because RECLAIM isn’t about reinventing who you are.

It’s about remembering her and letting her lead the way forward.

Jackie

Leadership. Lifestyle. Liberation. Your Way.