A year of relentlessly following my intuition

I quit my full-time, permanent job one year ago this week 😱

It has been, without a doubt, the best year of my life.

Not because it's been perfect. But because I have trusted myself over and over again to make the right choices for myself, and that has been more healing than I could have imagined.

For those of you who don't know my backstory: I have a fifteen year career in scripted TV, working as a producer in drama and comedy series. For a long time, it was my dream to make the kind of show I used to binge as a teenager.

But after working incredibly hard to progress my TV career, and finally  producing the TV show of my dreams, I realised that this dream... it didn't feel right anymore.

It wasn't the life I dreamed of.

In fact, it was way more challenging and difficult than I'd expected. It took me a long time to admit this to myself. Getting my autism diagnosis a few years prior definitely changed the game. The more I accommodated myself, the harder it was to keep pretending like this job was working for me.

I still love TV. And I love storytelling. And I fucking love supporting other creatives and writers and artists. 

But I have felt more of a sense of belonging, ease, and joy, since I went freelance and started my own business as a creative coach at the end of April 2025, than I ever did in all the years I worked in TV.

Learning to listen to myself, trust myself, and relentlessly follow my intuition, has changed my whole life.

When I was about to hop on the call with my bosses to hand in my notice that day, I was terrified. But I knew it was the right thing to do.

I am full of love for that version of myself for being so fucking brave, and for paving the way for the life I needed, and the person I have gotten to become.

I am exactly where I'm supposed to be.

With love and big feelings, always,

Laurie x