Hope I can get some help/inspiration from peoples experience. I have been a SAHM for five years and feel I have 'lost it'. Really struggling to see how I am going to get back to a working life. I worked lots of different roles within the arts sector and it was okay but badly paid. I am now needing to carve out a new working life for myself but with two small children I am struggling to see how as would need to hire someone to ferry them around. So I am thinking I might as well use a few years retraining for something that maybe is more flexible, pays reasonably and that I can do until I retire. Just confused about what to do. If I could start all over I would probably do law as aspects of that really excite me. However too late for that. I am also thinking of psychotherapy/psychology as this interests me. I would have to start from scratch though. Can anybody in these fields tell me what it would take to carve a career in them? Is it possible to start at my ripe old age of early 40's? I feel with bad choices I have made and my circumstances. ( I have no family in the country I am living in), I have not been able to get a fulfilling career. Just don't know if I will be able to know. However still 20 years to go to retirement age (if I am lucky). So I guess I would just like feedback from women who are in these jobs or have don't a career change after kids to give me an indication if it is possible?
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Gottogetmymojoback · 01/02/2016 22:26
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