Juliana Moreira shares her courageous journey of taking a career break and stepping into her own truth. She discusses the challenges of gaining support from loved ones, overcoming the inner critic, and finding clarity and purpose during her break. Juliana emphasises the importance of honoring your desires, sharing your intentions with supportive people, and hiring a career break coach for accountability. She also highlights the significance of setting guiding principles and being graceful with yourself throughout the process. We discuss amongst other topics: What to do when your nearest and dearest doesn’t initially support your decision to take a break How a sabbatical can break a cycle and behaviours that are not serving you Why our inner critic can be so loud and how to quieten them What happens when you step into your own truth Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Purpose of Sabbatical Stories 01:23 Welcoming Juliana Maritza and Celebrating Her Career Break Anniversary 03:17 The Decision to Take a Career Break and Overcoming Fear 06:03 Gaining Support and Overcoming Challenges in Relationships 09:46 The Transformation of Relationships and Personal Growth 12:07 Advice for Dealing with Unsupportive Spouses or Support Persons 13:35 Creating a Supportive Network and Hiring a Career Break Coach 16:25 Embracing Self-Expression and Overcoming the Inner Critic 20:38 Themes and Lessons Learned During the Career Break 24:23 Exploring Identity and Finding Alignment in Life 27:29 The Importance of Feeling and Guiding Principles 34:03 Accountability and Integration Techniques 39:20 Top Three Pieces of Advice for Taking a Career Break 43:05 Closing Remarks and Gratitude Guest bio: Juliana Moreira is a Brazilian, living in Texas. A marketing communications professional with a 20 year career in international multinationals, a wife, a writer, a traveler and a spiritual woman stepping into their Divine feminine. You can get in contact with Juliana via her LinkedIn profile here.  Additional resources:  Global Juliana - https://globaljuliana.com/ Episode transcript: coming soon Other episodes you may enjoy:  Kicking things off with the Queen of Career Breaks and Sabbaticals Katrina McGhee Taking a career break to change professional direction and find fun again with Steve Duke Get in touch: If you are interested in sharing your sabbatical story, we would love to hear from you.  Buzz us a DM on Instagram - @Sabbatical_Stories or reach out on LinkedIn - Rebecca Thomas Career transition, sabbatical and career break coaching:  I’m a coach who supports individuals through pivotal moments of transition in both their personal and professional lives. I support those who are facing a crossroads to discover clarity. Working with you I empower you to invest in a future version of yourself that will make you proud. Through personalised coaching sessions and my signature career transition and sabbatical programs I aim to provide a supportive and nurturing environment for you to explore your values, strengths and goals. More importantly I coach you to intentionally design your next chapter by redefining what success looks like to you and then implementing it. Feel Good Getaways - https://feelgood-getaways.com/ With special thanks to:  Aunty B at the Flaxen, our amazing, talented and patient producer whose expertise helps make this podcast shine.  Joanna Cooke, whose soulful blend of smooth vocals we are lucky enough to use throughout the show. Listen and connect with Joanna via your favourite medium: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7EyKy53TsVFLJFZFyYzBZQ?si=HaCSIRCETS2uYB3LBLcrWA Website - https://joannacooke.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/joannacooke Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joanna.cooke/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joannacookemusic/ Keywords: career break, support, inner critic, clarity, purpose, desires, intentions, accountability, guiding principle