Help me get my working life back on track! Career change early 40's!!!

[Gottogetmymojoback]

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?
Thank you

[KoalaOnTheLoose]

I know this post is over 4 years old but thought it still might flag up on some people's accounts. Basically just wondering if managed to resolve their work concerns and how long it took, and how you did it. Thanks 😊

[Treatedlikeamaid]

Thanks for flagging this koala.
It’s very reassuring to hear I’m not the only one to feel totally lost career wise. I found after kids and house moves I was quickly out of touch with my very competitive field that I’d worked so hard to get into.totally lost confidence and direction, husband got v frustrated with me, but didn’t want to teach and didn’t seem to have any other skills. I got part time shop work, but dh not happy because I have a degree and apparently I’m kidding myself because it’s easier to work in a shop than find a real job. Would love some tips on how to get myself out of feeling so stuck!