This week on "People in Transition", I had the pleasure of speaking with Rachel Spekman, a career strategist, therapist, and founder of Made for More Coach. Rachel brings a rare and powerful blend of experience—having spent years in corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit work before navigating multiple career transitions of her own into mental health and career strategy. You can learn more about Rachel and her work on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelspekman.

Rachel helps high-performing professionals who feel stuck in high-paid but soul-sucking roles reconnect with their values, strengths, and sense of purpose—without ignoring the realities of money, market demand, and impact. As a trained therapist who deeply understands corporate pressure, burnout, and identity loss during transitions, she fills a critical gap between traditional career coaching and emotional well-being.

In our conversation, Rachel and I explored what really shows up during a job or career transition—mentally, emotionally, and physically—and how job seekers can move from being passive candidates to confident experts. This episode is packed with practical insights, mindset shifts, and strategies for anyone navigating change, questioning their next move, or trying to align impact, income, and fulfillment.

Some of the Topics We Discussed in This Episode

•  Somatic symptoms job seekers experience and how to recognize and cope with the physical signals of career stress and misalignment
•  Using your feelings toward community, contribution, and problem-solving as guidance in your job search
•  Impact vs. income: understanding what you can do, what the market needs, and where tension naturally shows up
•  Positioning yourself as the expert, not a passive candidate waiting to be chosen
•  The role of confidence in your job search and practical ways to build and display it
•  What an internal resume audit is and how it improves both job search results and long-term job satisfaction

Also, go to her website, where there is a free training to support your job search - https://www.rachelspekman.com/

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