There’s a lot of conversation at the moment about midlife career change. Perhaps that isn’t surprising. The world of work is changing extraordinarily quickly. Industries are evolving, AI is altering jobs we once assumed would always exist, and it can sometimes feel impossible to predict what our working lives will look like even a few years from now. But I think something else is happening too. More people are reaching their late 40s and 50s, looking at the career they’ve built and thinking:...

Divorce is a strange thing. For some, it arrives as a shock. For others, it arrives as a relief. Sometimes it follows years of trying to make something work. Sometimes it appears to come out of nowhere. Whatever the circumstances, it has a way of changing far more than our relationship status. It changes how we see ourselves. When people talk about the cost of divorce, they often focus on finances, and understandably so. Financial implications can be significant. But there is another cost...

By Wendi McLean Between Versions is a space for ambitious women navigating the moments when life changes before identity has had time to catch up. In these in-between periods it is common to feel untethered, uncertain, or adrift. Yet this space is often where the next version of ourselves quietly begins to take shape. When Reality Stops Defining Potential I had an interesting conversation with my children recently about careers. My son’s currently in a role that no longer feels particularly...