Career Transition, Caregiving and Reclaiming Capacity

## 🌱 Career Transition, Caregiving & Reclaiming Capacity (50+)

Thursday, January 8 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
📍 Waves Café – Ideas/Cappuccino Room
900 Howe St., Vancouver
💲 $5 cash at the door (to help cover room rental)

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Many people navigating career transition later in life are carrying far more than just a job search.
They may also be:

• Caring for an aging parent, dependent sibling, or struggling adult child
• Feeling emotionally depleted while still needing to earn an income
• Experiencing guilt for wanting more, resentment for feeling trapped, or shame for being tired
• Wondering quietly: “Who is taking care of me while I take care of everyone else?”

This Meetup offers a thoughtful, supportive space to pause, reflect, and connect with others who are in career transition, who are over 50 years of age, and who truly understand these pressures.

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## What This Session Is About

This is not a lecture or a job-search bootcamp.
It is a space to:

• Feel seen and less alone
• Better understand your stress patterns, limits, and values
• Listen deeply to others in similar circumstances
• Reframe self-care as necessary capacity-building—not indulgence
• Identify one small, realistic next step that restores agency

As one guiding idea reminds us:
“Exhaustion is not a personal failure. It is a signal.”

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## What We’ll Do

The Meetup includes short reflections and three interactive conversations (in pairs or triads), focused on:

• Mapping the weight you’re carrying
• Exploring guilt, resentment, and the values underneath
• Identifying one pressure you no longer want to absorb alone
• Naming a realistic next step—not a grand solution

You are always free to share at your own comfort level.

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## Who This Is For

• Individuals 50+ in career transition
• Those balancing work decisions with caregiving responsibilities
• People seeking clarity, connection, and dignity—not hustle or burnout
• Anyone wanting a calm, respectful, human-centred conversation

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## What You’ll Leave With

• Greater clarity about what you’re navigating
• A sense of connection and normalization
• One doable next step forward
• A reminder that you are not failing—you are navigating a demanding season

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## Facilitated by

Lorne Prupas, Ph.D., A.C.C.
Certified Executive Coach
Founder, Ivry Consulting Services
🌐 www.ivryconsultingservices.com

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Please RSVP if you plan on attending.
Space is limited to support meaningful conversation.
We look forward to welcoming you.