Bex Thomas Intentional Career Breaks: Sabbaticals That Lead to Real Change

Bex Thomas Intentional Career Breaks: Sabbaticals That Lead to Real Change

May 21, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 91

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Bex Thomas discusses her journey from recruitment to becoming a career transition coach and the importance of intentional career breaks.

Bex Thomas spent 20 years in recruitment before an intentional career break became the catalyst for a portfolio career as a career transition coach, sabbatical coach, and podcast host of Sabbatical Stories. Bex explains her five-question framework for planning intentional career breaks: why you are taking the break, when to take it, where to go, who to spend time with, and who you want to become afterwards. She covers the financial planning behind extended breaks, how to negotiate leav...

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