The Courage to Start Over: Turning Life Transitions Into Purpose

In this powerful episode of Between Two Coaches, Norbert Orlewicz sits down with Maïwen Harfouche, certified Life and Language Coach, public speaker, and writer, to explore what it really means to start over when life does not go according to plan.

Many women experience major transitions in their 30s and early 40s. Career shifts, relocations, breakups, identity loss, and moments where everything familiar falls away. Maïwen knows this territory deeply. After moving to Canada alone and rebuilding her life from scratch, she transformed her own journey into a coaching practice rooted in courage, clarity, and self trust.

Most conversations around reinvention focus on quick fixes or positive thinking. Maïwen offers a different perspective. She believes purpose is not found by bypassing pain, but by staying present with it and allowing it to shape who you are becoming.

Drawing from years of coaching across Europe and her personal story of resilience, Maïwen breaks down how women can use life transitions as fuel rather than proof of failure.

🔥 In this episode, you will learn:

• Why starting over does not mean you failed
• How to rebuild self trust after life falls apart
• The difference between forcing change and allowing real transformation
• Why sitting with discomfort leads to clarity and confidence
• How transitions can become gateways to purpose and authenticity
• What it means to lead your life with courage instead of control
• How to stop abandoning yourself during uncertain seasons

This is an honest, grounded conversation for women who are in the middle of change and ready to build something real, not perform healing or rush the process.

🎧 If you are navigating a life transition and want to reconnect with who you truly are, this episode will meet you exactly where you are.