34. Career Congregation feat. Victoria Bird, Supermum & Co-Host of Fine-ish Podcast: Motherhood, Identity Shifts & Building Work That Fits Your Life

Career Congregation is your weekly gathering for all things career, a space to explore the highs, the lows, and the real stories of people navigating work, identity and purpose in an ever changing world. Hosted by Therapist and Coach Meghan Fitzpatrick, each episode offers grounded conversation and perspective for reclaiming confidence and direction in your working life.In this episode, Meghan is joined by Victoria Bird, Supermum, Marketer and Co-host of the Fine-ish Podcast. Victoria is also one of Meghan’s long-time friends, making this conversation both deeply personal and refreshingly honest.Victoria shares her winding career journey, from full-time travel blogging and freelance work to becoming a stay-at-home parent, navigating health challenges, loss, divorce and the complex identity shifts that come with long periods away from paid work. Now at a new crossroads, with both children at school, she reflects on what it really means to return to work in midlife, when priorities, capacity and values have fundamentally changed.The conversation explores the pressure many parents feel to do it all, the emotional toll of survival mode decision-making, and the nervous system impact of taking work that looks good on paper but feels wrong in the body. Victoria speaks candidly about accepting a contract role out of financial necessity, realising quickly it was a poor fit, and the clarity that came from walking away even when it felt risky.Together, Meghan and Victoria unpack non-negotiables, boundaries, flexible work, multi-stream income and why traditional full-time employment no longer works for everyone. They discuss how motherhood builds transferable skills, why networking is often more valuable than job ads, and how creative outlets can coexist with paid work while a bigger picture takes shape. Meghan also shares upcoming plans for Career Congregation, including the launch of community networking calls and a structured career course designed to support people navigating career uncertainty, transitions and rebuilding work on their own terms. More details will be shared soon.This episode is an exploration of career reinvention, maternal identity, nervous system regulation, values-led decision-making and building a working life that fits the season you are actually in, not the one you are told you should be in.Victoria can be found on Instagram at @fineish_podcastIf you think you know someone who would make a great guest, feel free to email me at [email protected] you’d like to support the show and the work I do, you can buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/meghanfitzpatrickKey episode themes:Career • Career transition • Motherhood • Identity shifts • Work-life balance • Mental health • Burnout • Life after burnout • Purpose • Authentic career paths • Money • Money stories • Entrepreneurship • Side hustles • Rock bottoms • Personal development© Copyright Meghan Fitzpatrick 2026