Slow Living: Find Peace, Balance, and Calm in Hustle Society Meet Shelly. Real Coaching, Session 1 Part 1
Jan 26, 2026
A midlife coaching session about navigating a major career shift, caregiving responsibilities, and the shock of a corporate buyout. They unpack routines that feel like ruts, logistics of running a busy household, and plans for proactive time off. The conversation touches on boundaries, people-pleasing, and reconnecting with a biological parent later in life.
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Quit After Corporate Buyout
- Shelly described quitting a large corporation after a painful buyout and returning to a smaller firm she once loved.
- She spent months in tears and uncertainty before her previous employers offered her a role again.
Long Tenure and Sudden Loss
- Shelly explained she tends to stay at jobs for decades and values stability.
- She left her dad's company only after his death ended the business overnight.
Tiptoe Toward Slower Living
- Shelly's current routine is chores, work, dinner, sleep and feels like a rut she wants to escape.
- Stephanie reframed gradual reduction in work (four then three days) as a gentle path toward a slower life and energy for projects.