Have you ever reached that point where you realise you’ve been doing meaningful work for years, meeting expectations, showing up in all the ways you’re supposed to… and yet something important has quietly slipped out of reach?
In this episode of The Soulful Catalyst, I’m joined by Cecilia Magill, Founder and Midlife Clarity and Confidence Coach at The Art of Fearless Living. Cecilia works with midlife professionals who’ve built strong careers but feel something missing. They arrive circling the what ifs, craving clarity, confidence, and a life that feels more deeply true.
There’s a moment she shares that stayed with me. During her own midlife transition, she took herself on a three day solo cottage retreat. She covered the walls with post it notes and paper, walked, brainstormed, listened to podcasts, read, reflected. By the end of those three days, she could finally see what she wanted and the first step toward it. That experience became the foundation of her work.
What I really loved was Cecilia’s perspective on where transformation begins. Most people think it starts with action. She’s found the opposite. It begins with permission. Permission to pause. Permission to be uncertain. Permission to want what you actually want. And once people stop long enough to listen, the shift can finally happen.
Her approach blends coaching with creativity in a way that feels fresh. She brings walking into her sessions, using movement and nature to loosen the grip of the mind. She uses simple visual and metaphor based exercises, drawing on art, photography, film and audio to help clients see what’s underneath their thoughts. And the results speak for themselves. One client told her he had become the 2.0 version of himself and would hold space for himself “as if I were the Pope.”
We explore:
➤ Why transformation starts with permission rather than doing more
➤ How walking coaching uses movement and nature to spark insight
➤ The role of metaphor, art and creative tools in helping clients see clearly
➤ How midlife professionals reach the point where something must shift
➤ What changes when confidence comes from inner steadiness rather than external pressure
This episode is for anyone standing at a midlife crossroads, sensing that something needs to change, and ready to reconnect with who they are before the world told them who to be.
Connect with Cecilia Magill
Website: ceciliamagill.comLinkedIn: Cecilia MagillInstagram: ceciliamagillcoaching
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