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57. Trading Scrubs for Soul Work: “Why I Left My Nursing Job” with Sarah McCowan

Molly Rasanen

In this raw, honest, and deeply human conversation, I sit down with Sarah McCowan—fast friend, fellow rebel, and former nurse turned life coach—for a behind-the-scenes look at what it really feels like to wake up inside the collapse of everything you thought would make you feel safe.

Sarah shares her powerful journey of leaving the traditional path—stepping away from her nursing career, taking a part-time job at a local bookstore, and answering the soul call to build a coaching business from the ground up. This episode is a window into the messy, courageous, and sacred process of following your intuition and choosing fulfillment over convention.

We talk about the mental health crisis within healthcare, the heartbreak of disillusionment, and the spiritual initiations that come with choosing an unpaved path. We explore identity death, entrepreneurship, God, safety, shame, and the radical act of trusting yourself when it doesn’t make sense on paper.

If you’ve ever felt like you're standing at the edge of the known, heart pounding, unsure but deeply called—this episode is your reminder that you’re not alone. There is a way forward that feels like truth, like freedom, like home. And it might not look like what you were taught—but it might be exactly what your soul came here for.

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