Online Career Course · Midlife Career Recovery Navigator
Reclaim Your Career, Your Confidence, and Your Peace of Mind
A self-paced, reflective online program for workers aged 40+ who have experienced workplace harm, burnout or bullying. Gain clarity, rebuild your professional self-worth, and design a realistic 90-day transition into work that values your experience.
Leaving or recovering from a toxic workplace in mid-career comes with distinct challenges. When you have spent decades building competence and dedication, workplace bullying, undermining or toxic cultures can deeply shake your identity, health and confidence.
The Midlife Career Recovery Navigator is a self-paced, evidence-informed guide that helps you untangle workplace harm and build a grounded path forward. Created by Alison Dunbar Counselling and Therapy Services, it combines psychological recovery with practical career transition strategies.
Through 9 guided modules, interactive reflective exercises and downloadable workbooks, you will work through workplace grief, audit your transferable strengths, safeguard your finances, and map out a practical 90-day roadmap into a healthier, fulfilling next chapter.
What's covered
5 key pillars across 9 modules
Validate & Understand
Recognise the structural signs of toxic workplaces, measure the impact on health and identity, and validate your lived experience without self-blame.
Emotional Recovery & Self-Worth
Move through the 5 stages of workplace grief, reset daily habits, and restore your baseline professional confidence.
Skills Translation
Audit decades of accumulated experience, reframe your professional narrative, and map transferable capabilities across industries including care, health, education and consulting.
Pathways & Financial Safety
Assess viable 40+ career directions, evaluate self-employment, calculate your transition runway, and understand your workplace rights.
The 90-Day Transition Plan
Build an actionable, structured roadmap with built-in accountability and support systems to step into work that respects your worth.
Key program features
Designed for professionals 40+
Grounded in real career pathways and the realities of mature workers.
Self-paced & private
Stepper-based lessons with zero information overload. Complete it in your own time, with complete privacy.
Practical toolkits included
Downloadable Word workbooks for all 9 modules, pre-filled habit trackers, breakpoint maps and runway planners.
One-time investment
Lifetime access for A$79.99 (inc. GST) with no recurring subscriptions.
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