ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Career Congregation is your weekly gathering for all things career, a space to explore the highs, the lows, and the incredible stories of people who have navigated career challenges, stepped through fear, and found success and growth on the other side. Hosted by Therapist and Coach Meghan Fitzpatrick, each episode offers real-life inspiration for reclaiming confidence and direction in your work.
Like most psychotherapists, Bronte Le Marquand didn’t arrive at psychotherapy through a straightforward route. Early roles in recruitment, HR and corporate environments never felt sustainable, particularly while she was navigating grief and anxiety. It was through her own experience in therapy that things began to shift.
Learning about boundaries and recognising how much her environment was affecting her wellbeing gave her a different reference point for what work could look like. What began as an interest in coaching gradually developed into a move towards psychotherapy, shaped as much by lived experience as it was by formal training.
There is a clear thread running through this conversation around misalignment. Not in a vague sense, but in the lived reality of staying in roles that chip away at your wellbeing. Bronte speaks to the physical and psychological toll of working in environments that don’t meet your needs, and how easily that can be mistaken for personal failure. Anxiety, overthinking, burnout. These aren’t always individual problems. Sometimes they are signals that something around you isn’t working.
The conversation also pulls apart the idea of security. Stable jobs, predictable income, clear progression. On the surface, these offer comfort. In reality, they can come at a cost when they keep you disconnected from what you actually want.
Both Bronte and Meghan explore what it takes to walk away from that structure, and the discomfort that comes with building something of your own. There is nothing polished about that process. It is uncertain, exposing, and often misunderstood by others.
What stands out is the shift from external validation to internal trust. Learning to make decisions without needing approval, tuning out the noise of other people’s opinions, and recognising when the cost of staying outweighs the fear of leaving. It is not a quick transition, but it is a necessary one if you want to build a career that feels sustainable.
There is also a broader reflection on the state of modern work. Redundancy, lack of progression, poor management, and workplaces that struggle to meet even basic human needs. Rather than accepting that as the norm, this conversation offers a more proactive approach. Creating your own sense of stability, exploring side paths, and staying connected to what energises you, even in small ways.
At its core, this is about learning how to move forward when you feel stuck. Not by solving everything at once, but by focusing on the next step in front of you. When everything feels uncertain, that is often enough.
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KEYWORDS:
Career, Career change, Career transition, Mental health, Therapy, Therapist, Anxiety, Grief, Burnout, Life after burnout, Nervous system regulation, Personal development, Coaching, Purpose, Fulfilling work, Authentic career paths, Career challenges, Emotional resilience
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