LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - It’s one thing to change jobs, but when you’ve built a career over 20 years, it can be really scary to walk away from it, changing paths into a whole new world. But one Lake Area woman shows us that when it’s done correctly, it can help you live your best life.

Nicole Butler says, “I worked as a chef in my previous life. I went to culinary school when I was college age, in my early 20s, and just continued a culinary career for probably 20 years. I worked in Austin, Texas, where I went to school, for a Thai restaurant, and then I specialized in Asian cooking after that. So, I built my career around farm-to-table food and cooking classes and building community through food.”

But one day, Nicole says she lost her taste for the career that once filled her soul.

“I

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