29/09/2025
One of the scariest and most daunting moments of my life actually turned out to be one of the biggest blessings.
At the time, I was working full-time, studying a hypnotherapy course in my spare time. I was six months pregnant, exhausted, overwhelmed, and about to quit the course altogether!
And then, out of nowhere, I was made redundant. I remember the shock, the stress, the panic about how we’d pay the mortgage and bills, especially knowing nobody was likely to hire me with a baby bump.
However, that loss of security forced me to go all-in on my course. I had no choice but to make it work. I qualified just two days before giving birth, and when my son was 12 weeks old, I started advertising and seeing paying clients.
Looking back now, I realise if I hadn’t lost my job, I would probably have quit the course and gone back to doing work I hated, continued to feel stuck, stressed and unfulfilled. But instead, the very thing that felt like a disaster became the catalyst for building a career I love.
That was 7 years ago. I still adore what I do, I still love helping people, and I can’t imagine doing anything else.
Sometimes in our most uncomfortable moments, it can feel almost impossible to trust the universe and what it has in store for us. Yet somehow, we always cope, we seem to find our way. And more often than not, it’s those very moments of discomfort that bring our greatest level of growth, and the strength we never realised we had.
If life feels scary or uncertain right now, maybe it’s not the end… maybe it’s the beginning.
I really hope you found this useful today,
Steph 😊
Calm Waters Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy & EMDR therapy.
Based in Pucklechurch, BS30 & Online
