EXCLUSIVE: Three women speak to OK! about why they gave up the jobs they once loved – and how they made fresh starts by launching their own successful businesses
With more than half of British people admitting to feeling stressed at work according to YouGov, for many going to a 9-5 comes with a whole host of pressures and anxieties. So much so, almost four in 10 workers carry this workplace stress into their personal lives, too.
“Supporting new and expectant mums had been my calling and the most rewarding, fulfilling job. But after what we’d been through, it was killing me. It took my husband, James, and my mum, Joyce, to finally convince me to walk away. I was heartbroken. Lynsey says she’d been “teetering on the brink” for months before making the decision to leave nursing.
“Within days of making batches of brownies and biscuits, I felt like my mind was cleared, the anxiety and chatter was gone, and I had a purpose,” she says. Lynsey’s dad, Brian, and James built a bakehouse in the back garden of the couple’s home in Ballyholme, Co Down. Now with orders coming from across the UK – and the world – Lynsey is as “surprised as anyone” at her success.
“Ask those closest to you if they’d support you in taking a step out of your comfort zone. Feelings of fear and anxiety can leave you feeling trapped, but once you take that step you might find the most amazing opportunities.
After returning from maternity leave the year after, I knew it was only a matter of time before something had to give. Each day I’d get up at 5.30am and drop my daughter off at nursery before heading to work. I remember crying in the car because I was so overwhelmed. I decided to hand in my notice. During my second pregnancy, I’d qualified as a personal trainer. Darren was supportive and I knew I wanted to make a career of it.
It’s important for me to tell women to set clear boundaries around their work day. Whether that’s taking their lunch hour or factoring exercise into their routine, these are simple things that can help manage stress. “I was scrolling through Facebook when I had a revelation that changed the course of my life. At the time – 2017 – I was a police officer on maternity leave with my second child, Zach. The prospect of returning to work was filling me with dread. I was feeling increasingly disillusioned with my job, working long and irregular shifts on the frontline, regularly exposed to violence and with little work-life balance.
Damien and I were trying to start a family. I felt sure the stress of my work was adding to our problems conceiving. We had IVF and I was lucky enough to become pregnant first time. But my experience giving birth to Orla in January 2015 was horrible. at 42 weeks I was induced and given no support when I had problems breastfeeding. For months after the birth I felt disconnected from our daughter. It was supposed to be lovely, but it was the complete opposite.
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