• After 14 years of working in public service, I just started a new career. • With my new job, I'm outside my comfort zone, but it feels invigorating. • The change has inspired me to get my kids more involved in the community.

I started to crumble when I was forced to change careers after 14 years of service in local government. I had worked and planned for a life of public service, but then life happened, and suddenly, I was in a new career field and way out of my depths.

The sudden change in careers forced me to take a hard look at how I had been living for the last 14 years. While I was reflecting and mourning my old professional life, I started to notice some other areas in my life that I wanted to change — mainly, my parenting.

Now that I'm in a new career and living outside my

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