The Courage to Start Over: Turning Life Transitions Into Purpose with Maïwen Harfouche
The Courage to Start Over: Turning Life Transitions Into Purpose with Maïwen Harfouche
Reinventing Yourself When Life Falls Apart
There are moments in life when everything you built no longer fits. The career you worked toward. The city you lived in. The version of yourself you thought you were becoming. For many women in their 30s and early 40s, these moments arrive unexpectedly and all at once.
In this episode of Between Two Coaches, Norbert Orlewicz sits down with certified Life and Language Coach, public speaker, and writer Maïwen Harfouche to explore what it truly means to start over when life falls apart and how those transitions can become the foundation for deeper purpose.
Maïwen’s work centers on reinvention, resilience, and self worth. But it was her own personal journey that shaped the depth of her coaching. After moving to Canada alone and losing the stability she once relied on, she found herself rebuilding from the ground up. What emerged was not a quick reinvention story, but a slow and honest process of learning how to trust herself again.
What you will learn in this episode
In this conversation, Maïwen shares grounded insights for women navigating uncertainty and change, including:
Why starting over does not mean you failed
How life transitions reveal where self trust has been lost
The difference between bypassing pain and learning from it
Why sitting with discomfort is often the doorway to clarity
How to stop abandoning yourself during uncertain seasons
What it means to rebuild your identity from the inside out
Rather than offering surface level motivation, Maïwen invites listeners into a deeper relationship with change. She challenges the idea that healing should be fast or polished. According to her, real transformation happens when we slow down enough to listen to what life is asking of us.
Reinvention is not about becoming someone new
One of the most powerful themes in this episode is the idea that reinvention is not about fixing yourself. It is about remembering who you are beneath the expectations, roles, and survival strategies you picked up along the way.
Maïwen explains that many women feel pressure to move on quickly after a breakup, relocation, or career shift. But when we rush the process, we often carry the same patterns into the next chapter. True reinvention requires presence, honesty, and patience.
By allowing space for grief, confusion, and reflection, women can begin to rebuild their lives with more alignment and integrity.
Purpose is built, not discovered
This episode also reframes how we think about purpose. Purpose is not something you stumble upon once everything feels perfect. It is built through the quiet decisions you make when no one is watching. It grows when you refuse to give up on yourself, even when clarity feels far away.
Maïwen’s approach encourages women to see transitions not as detours, but as invitations. Invitations to slow down. To listen more closely. To choose courage over control.
A conversation for women in the middle of change
If you are in a season where nothing feels settled yet, this conversation will resonate deeply. It offers reassurance without sugarcoating, and guidance without pressure to rush.
Starting over is not a setback. It is often the most honest place to begin.
Episode Resources and Next Steps
🎧 Listen to Maïwen’s podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6dE5PcYDywKQ0Su2dqGe3Y
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