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Good Shift
Good Shift is about navigating career transitions with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Whether you're making a bold move, starting something of your own, or just looking for more fulfillment in your work, this podcast explores the mindset shifts, practical strategies, and real stories that can help you take the next step.
Through conversations with relatable people who’ve redefined success on their own terms, we break down the doubts, challenges, and wins that come with making a shift - big or small.
Good Shift
Making an Unconventional Career Move (Without Letting Fear Stop You) + What a Death Doula Can Teach You About Living Fully
Have you ever felt the pull toward something totally different but held back because it seemed too weird, too impractical, or just too far off your current path?
In this episode, I sit down with Belinda Price, who left behind travel agency life to milk cows on a dairy farm and eventually made a bold, purpose-fueled shift into one of the most misunderstood (and profound) careers: death doula.
We dive into:
- How to make unconventional career moves when fear and judgment show up
- Why your gut instinct won’t leave you alone (and why that matters)
- The 5 regrets people have on their deathbed and what they mean for your career
- Building a business from scratch in an emotional, under-resourced industry
- What it actually looks like to work in death and what it teaches you about living
🧰 Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
💬 Belinda’s Work:
- Leaving Legacies – Belinda’s End-of-Life Doula Practice
https://www.leavinglegacies.co.nz - Belinda’s Podcast: Dying to Know
📚 Reflection Tools:
- The Five Regrets of the Dying
Based on the book by Bronnie Ware (referenced by Belinda) - How We Feel App
Free mobile app to track and name your emotions
Great for understanding emotional patterns when considering career shifts - Knowing Your Connection Cards
A 54-question card deck created by Belinda to help spark conversations around values, life reflections, and legacy
Available on her website: https://www.leavinglegacies.co.nz - Reflection Letter Exercise
A guided self-awareness tool where you gather strengths-based feedback from 20 people across your life (colleagues, friends, family, past clients). Used in Belinda’s positive psychology studies.
🎓 Courses Mentioned:
- Diploma of Positive Psychology
From The Langley Group Institute – helped spark Belinda’s pivot into her doula work - Micronutrients and Brain Health Course
University of Canterbury – explored holistic wellbeing and brain nutrition