What happens when a successful career no longer feels like the life you want? In Episode 11 of What’s Your Ex?, we explore career change, navigating uncertainty, and finding a new direction with author Renee Maxine Haas—our very first guest.

You worked hard to get where you are. But now, you’re wondering whether you still want to stay. How do you acknowledge that feeling without dismissing everything you’ve built?

After building a successful career in technology, Renee left it behind to spend two years traveling solo across nearly 50 countries. Her debut memoir, The Fog and the Flow: A Memoir of Finding Trust in the Face of Uncertainty, explores how that experience changed her understanding of success, control, and what it means to live authentically.

For women navigating a midlife career change or reconsidering what success means, this conversation offers space to reflect on what no longer fits—and what you can carry forward.

Your reflection for this week

What career, identity, or version of success have you outgrown? What did that chapter give you that could help you find a new direction?

The Fog and the Flow: A Memoir of Finding Trust in the Face of Uncertainty

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The Effing Audacity: Courage in Becoming is Renee Maxine’s podcast about courage, authenticity, change, and navigating life’s uncertainty.

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