2. How I Left Corporate: The Messy Middle No One Talks About 🌀

In this episode of Corporate Girl Funeral, Estelle Polevoy tells the unfiltered story behind her transition from corporate life to entrepreneurship; while navigating motherhood, identity shifts, and the quiet loneliness of building a side hustle no one around her quite understood.Estelle takes you inside the messy middle: the stage where corporate no longer fits, but the next chapter isn’t fully formed yet. She shares what it felt like to crave more honest conversations about leaving stable careers, why “playing it safe” kept her stuck longer than failure ever did, and the moment she realised life coaching wasn’t a hobby; it was a calling.You’ll hear how building her business became a source of healing, aliveness, and purpose during early motherhood, and why quitting her job felt less like a risk and more like a homecoming. Estelle also breaks down the mindset shifts and practical strategies that helped her move faster than she expected; by focusing on service, community, and momentum over perfection.This episode reframes stability for what it really is: an illusion that often costs women their time, energy, creativity, and self-trust.If you’ve been told to be grateful, stay sensible, or wait until you feel “ready,” this conversation will challenge everything you think you know about security and what it actually takes to build success on your own terms.If you’re business-curious and quietly questioning what’s next, Kiss Your 9–5 Goodbye is where we turn contemplation into a clear path.Explore the pathway via the link in the show notes. Or reach out — my DMs and inbox are open.📩 [email protected]@thealigned.path