This episode features sabbatical coach Mikaela Ramsden. She shares her journey to becoming a sabbatical coach while highlighting the importance of rest, life being more than work, and how to set yourself up to be able to take some much needed time off. Mikaela Ramsden is a daughter, wife, sister, cousin, friend, aunty, Tia, and Titi who loves super hot rice, piping hot tea, vintage hunting for unique home decor, and losing track of time in bookshops.She is also a former HR and Operations leader turned Sabbatical Coach, with 20+ years of experience in HR strategy, operations, and complex change management. After taking an extended career break and learning firsthand how to pause without derailing her life, Mikaela now helps professionals and entrepreneurs design sabbaticals around their real needs, responsibilities, and long-held dreams. Her work blends strategic insight with practical planning, so clients can step away, reset, and return without blowing up everything they’ve worked so hard to build.

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