Recalculating: Your M.A.P. to Joy

Welcome to the Recalculating: The M.A.P. to Joy Podcast! The show about how career zigzags aren't detours or wrong turns — they're actually what creates our path to joyful work and joyful lives.


The show about how career zigzags help us find joy in every season of life. Career zigzags aren't wrong turns — they're your path to joyful work. Each episode features real people who took the leap: the fear, the finances, the first scary step. No fluff — just honest conversations about what it actually took. Because your career GPS isn't broken just because it says "recalculating." That's not failure. That's your path finding you.

I'm Marie Clark, a career transition coach and possibility partner, and I help women move from a career that drains them to one that lights them up — without losing their identity or their income.

If you're sitting in a job right now that fills your wallet but is slowly sucking your soul — this podcast is FOR you. Because every single guest you'll meet on this show has sat exactly where you're sitting now: stuck, scared, and wondering if "starting over" means starting from zero.

Spoiler alert: it doesn't.

In each short episode, I sit down with someone who took the leap — who zigzagged out of a career that wasn't theirs anymore and into one that actually fits. No fluff, no fairy tales — just honest, real conversations about what it actually took. The fear. The finances. The first scary step. And what was waiting for them on the other side.

Because here's what I believe to my core: your career GPS isn't broken just because it says "recalculating." That's not failure — that's your path finding you.

So if you've ever felt like you're behind, like you took a wrong turn, like everyone else has it figured out except you — I made this show for you. Every story here is proof that joy and stability aren't an either-or. You can have both. Let’s talk about how your next career zigzag can help you find joy in every season of life.

Podcast Guest Appearances

My journey to career joy - and how you can find your path to happiness.

The lie that you can have financial success or career happiness but not both.

Dear Dog Fanatic, where I realized shelter stress and burnout look a lot alike.