I'm a regular but have game-changer.
I'm in my mid 40s and am a single-parent to two DC who are now mid teens - not quite adults but not far off.
I went to uni at 18 and then went straight on to do a masters in a caring/professional field (think something like counselling/social work/occupational therapy etc). Doing my masters in this field was something I kind of fell into - I had no idea what I wanted to do after my degree and the masters related to some voluntary work I'd been doing and had enjoyed. To be honest, I was pretty naive and just wasnt aware of the range of possible careers out there, and I'm still not!
After finishing my masters I worked in that field for about ten years, and then moved into lecturing for the last ten years. During that time I had my DC and their father left and I had very little support. I haven't hated either job but haven't loved them either. I stayed with them for two reasons - the jobs were good at offering flexibility which I needed when the DC were smaller, and I had no idea what other jobs I could do. I have also been through an abusive relationship which really zapped my confidence.
I'm now at a stage where I'm just really bored in my job - plus I live in a big expensive city and am really struggling to get by on £30k. I feel like I have been so overwhelmed with raising my DC that I have only just noticed how far behind many of my peers I have fallen income-wise.
So does anyone have any clue of any careers that might be open to me or where I could go to get some advice? I'm not expecting to be able jump careers immediately but would like to skill myself up if possible for something different. But I have no clue what jobs are possible