“We can’t control the family that we are born into and the choices our parents make for us, but we can control how we choose to live our own lives”, the wise words of this episode’s podcast guest, spiritual teacher and podcast host Taylor Amrani, who I invited on to talk about how we can live our own truth, even when it is different than the life our parents imagined for us.

 

In this episode we dive into the topic of breaking free from our family’s expectations, and Taylor shares her personal journey with her own father who was originally disappointed that she gave up an opportunity to study law, to pursue her dream to be a life coach.

 

Over the years Taylor has learnt to practice empathy and compassion for her parent’s choices, has increased confidence to break free and live her own path and has set out to live that path by remote working and traveling all around the world in 2022 at the age of 28.

 

Making decisions that look different to what your parents or family expect of you can be very difficult, and this episode gives a voice to the challlenges that you may experience and the feelings of guilt or doubt that you may go through as a result. We have an honest conversation about how to deal with these emotions, and we even talk about how our grandma’s can give us inspiration to how to live our truth.

 

If you want to be inspired to live a more authentic path and to break free from the way you imagined or have been taught your life will look, this one is for you.

 

Emma:

 

Emma:

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Taylor:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/lifebytaylor/

Website: www.lifebytaylor.com

This episode is a showcase of one of the most profound client transformations I have had the pleasure to support.

 

My client Kam’s life looked very different two years ago when she first reached out to me for a consultation call.

 

She was officially stuck in a rut. Just about to turn 30 she had a ‘good, stable’ job she didn’t like and had been debating leaving for a while, was in a relationship that she knew had no long-term future, was living at home with her parents and was struggling to see how she could get out of this situation to create a new future in her thirties. 

 

After reading books and podcasts about personal development in 2020, she decided that she actually wanted to start to actually implement some of the things she was reading about and make big life changes. That’s what led her to coaching and to signing up to a 1:1 program.

 

Fast forward two years, her life has done a complete 180.

 

She ended her relationship, found a new job, bought her own place and moved out of her parents house and has spent the past year going on solo travel adventures and enjoying her life. Most of all the goal that she set, and is continuously working on, is having so much more life in her years, a mentality that Kam also has inspired me to adopt.

 

All of these external results are cause for celebration, but as you will hear in the episode, the biggest change of all was her mindset. Kam took a long, hard look at her thoughts and used coaching tools to create a new internal narrative. Through coaching, she has learnt to enjoy the journey that is life, and to stop worrying so much about the destination.

 

From panicking about being single and never meeting anyone, to now embracing her thirties and living a life on her terms, she is the perfect example of a Turning 30 success story.

 

To join my ‘Re-deciding 2023 event’ on January 1st- follow me on Instagram @turning30coach and make sure to tune in to the LIVE at 6:30pm UK time, 1:30pm EST.

This week’s episode is one of my favourites because I have invited a Turning 30 coaching client with such a great story to share. 

 

My client Natalie’s story is a special one. She literally used to eye-roll when it came to self-help and personal development, and now she is such an advocate for investing in yourself- as you will hear on the episode.

 

She really stepped up and invested in my Reclaim your Thirties group program and then continued her journey with 1:1 coaching which led her to some really wild transformations that happened in a relatively short space of time.

 

Natalie turned 30 during the pandemic and when she came out of the other side of it she felt like she had ‘lost’ those years- which I know so many resonate with. Instead of moping around, even though she had so many circumstances that could really keep HER stuck in victim mode- she took action and she managed to have her best year yet in 2022 .

 

This episode is full of so much goodness because what Natalie did is at the core of everything I stand for. She did the mindset work and what she created was a year where she could be her authentic self: she solo travelled, she stopped comparison even when she was bridesmaids multiple times over the summer and all her friends were getting married, she addressed her fertility worries and most of all she learnt so much.

 

If you struggle with comparison, feelings of being left behind whilst all your friends take the next steps, this client story will resonate with you and show you what is possible.

 

There are currently TWO spots left for private coaching starting in January 2023.

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On this week’s guest episode we are diving into a topic that is having a true moment in the personal development space: Attachment styles.

Holistic Attachment Coach, Carly-Ann is educating us on what attachment styles are and why they are so important in the way that we form relationships.

In this episode, she breaks down the different types of attachment styles and the behaviours and ‘strategies’ associated with each one, and we also dive into how you can heal from these attachment styles in order to have healthier relationships.

Carly-Ann also shares with us her own personal turning 30 journey, from a big break up in the months running up to her birthday that shaped her thirties and the work she does as a coach.

If you ever struggle in your relationships, this episode will provide you with educational background and tools to help you.

Emma:

IG: @turning30coach

Book an initial consultation call for 1:1 coaching:

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Carly-Ann:

IG: @Carly.ann_

carly-ann.co.uk

Today's date of 11.11 is the perfect day to manifest and call in what you want in your life.

Today is a day to focus on what you want, to put your wishes into the world, to ask for guidance, look for the signs and be open to something better for the future.

Tune in to this bonus episode which is a recording of an Instagram Live where I am sharing with you my journey from cynic to believer in Angel numbers, why 111 is so meaningful for me, how you can best harness the power of today's date and details of a special offer for my community that I have never offered before in all of my years as a coach. 

To sign up for a breakthrough session, book a call in my Calendly: 

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In a first for the Turning 30 Podcast, I have invited my own life and business coach, Nicole Oren, to talk all about how we can learn to make better decisions, even when these decisions are tough and we have been delaying making them for a while.

 

Decision-making is something that so many of us struggle with and proclaim that we are ‘bad at’, but it is a skill that we have to master if we want to live a life that is full, vibrant and doesn’t involve just sitting at home and waiting for things to magically change on tgheir own.

Nicole has been such an integral part of my business journey for 2022, and I hired her as my coach when I was in the process of making some big (and quite painful) decisions in my business.

If you are a business-owner, the skill of decision-making is crucial as it is something you will be practicing on a weekly, if not daily, basis and in this episode you will hear some insights into my own struggles and challenges with decision-making as part of my own business journey.

Nicole and I have a raw and real conversation about why decision-making is so important, why decision-making can feel so hard, where to start if you are stuck and not taking actions, practical questions you can ask yourself when you want to make a decision, the importance of failing and we also share real-life examples of decisions we have both been making recently.

Want to see changes in your life and get out of that uncomfortable space of the ‘I don’t know?!’- this is the episode for you!

Nicole:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleorencoaching/

Podcast: https://linktr.ee/NicoleOrenCoaching

 

Emma:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/turning30coach/

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The third instalment of my guest interviews is with Amar, who left a seven year career in the finance industry to pursue full time his writing side-hustle that had taken off during the pandemic.

In the episode we dive into: the expectations of turning 30 on your career, how to shift your identity from the prestige and normalisation of being in a ‘good, well-respected’ position, how to deal with managing other people’s opinions around your career change, and Amar shares the personal process he went through when making the big decision to leave his safe job to become a full-time entrepreneur.

During our conversation we also give some practical tips for anyone feeling the pull to go and do something different. It’s all about knowing that you have the freedom to change and develop in your career, no matter what you thought you would be when you grew up.

 

This is a great story for anyone who wants to leave the corporate world, or has a passion or drive to do something that is totally different to what they originally studied, trained and worked in and wants to be inspired.

There are still spots left on my GOLD 6 week group course, designed for anyone wanting to up level their business skills and grow as a solopreneur. Register here: https://www.turning30coach.com/gold

 

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Amar:

IG: amardeep.s.parmar

Website: https://www.amardeep.co/

For most of us, a life where we hit all the milestones and tick all the ‘right’ boxes in our twenties is a path we were never on in the first place. But this is not the case for all of us.

There are those who go through their twenties and successfully tick off all of the correct checklists and hit the milestones that society adores so much at exactly the expected time:

Stable job in revered profession - tick

Year on year promotion - tick

Buying a property in London - tick

Long-term relationship - tick

Dream destination wedding - tick

But what if something happens when you are 29 and your life turns upside down? What if you are thrown into a new reality as you face your thirties that you could never once have imagined.

This is the story of this week’s podcast guest, Jelena Holodkova who seemingly had her twenties (and therefore her thirties) all figured out.

Her circumstances changed, as she shares in the episode, and the result was a huge, life-altering shift into a fresh new start in her thirties.

In this episode, Jelena vulnerably shares her story for the first time, of how her life once was and the big changes that ensued.

We talk about how to navigate change, even when you didn’t choose it, how to deal with the aftermath of a break-up, being on autopilot and shifting into consciousness, dealing with burnout, letting go of the ‘shoulds’ and building a brand new aligned path.

From leaving her successful corporate career in finance to building her own consultancy practice and business, to moving countries and traveling - Jelena’s thirties so far have been an incredible journey of self-development.

Her story is powerful, inspiring and an important reminder of the resilience we have when things don’t go the way we expected.

When I first heard her story, I knew one day I would share it with my audience. It’s been almost two years in the making- I hope you enjoy it!

To sign up to my brand new business foundations group course starting next month, click here:

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Emma:

IG: @turning30coach

Website: www.turning30coach.com

Jelena:

IG: @hello.jel

Website: www.andalso.space

For so many of us, the past two years have seen our careers taking big, unexpected turns: leaving positions, setting up own side-hustles and businesses and making unplanned career pivots.

When my client Liv reached out to me in January 2021, she had reached a huge crossroads in her career and was ready to make some big decisions about what to do next.

After over 10 years of working in the events industry and holding a senior Events Director position at an esteemed company in London, Liv had made the bold decision to leave her role and during our coaching together, decided to become self-employed.

Since then, Liv has created a thriving business in the Events industry, taking her expert knowledge and using it to become her own boss. She did this in a climate where many would never have dared, and yet despite the odds being against her, she still succeeded. 

Is running your own business a bed of roses? Of course not! But as you will hear in our conversation, the journey from employee to self-employed is so rewarding.

In this episode we discuss how to make hard career decisions when you are stuck in the frustrating place of the “I don’t know”, how to embrace a CEO mindset after so many year of working for someone else, setting boundaries in your business, embracing your own email style and how to deal with the identity shift after leaving full-time employment.

Liv’s story is such a great example of stepping up and taking a risk-  even when you know you may fail.

This is the second episode in a special podcast series dedicated to sharing stories of those who have taken huge leaps in their careers, leaving the 9-5 and now working for themselves in something that they deeply love and care about.

To get on the waitlist for my brand new business foundations group course starting next month, click here:

https://pages.turning30coach.com/solopreneurcourse

And don’t forget to connect with me on Instagram at @turning30coach

Liv:

https://www.houseldn.com/

I LOVE quitting!! And now I want to tell you my story of how quitting led me to a career that I'm in love with.

Quitting is often seen as something negative and something we should avoid in our career at all costs, but I’m here to convince you that quitting is actually something that can serve your career- if done in the right way.

Come with me on a journey through the times when I have quit throughout the years, and all the lessons that I have learnt as a result.

From the time I threw a glass of wine (by mistake) on an Insurance big-shot at a wine bar in London, to the time when I officially quit the 9-5 to pursue my coaching business, it’s been a ride and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

This episode is for you if you feel that you want to reframe quitting, make big career moves, break beliefs around ‘the right way’ to have a career, or you just want to have a lol at how many times I started a job and realised quite soon after, that it wasn’t for me!

This is the first episode in a special podcast series dedicated to sharing stories of those who have taken huge leaps in their careers, leaving the 9-5 and now working for themselves in something that they deeply love and care about.

To get on the waitlist for my brand new business foundations group course starting next month, click here:

https://pages.turning30coach.com/solopreneurcourse

 

And don’t forget to connect with me on Instagram at @turning30coach