Feeling Stuck After Graduation? How to Navigate the Messy Middle

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If you're stuck after graduation or questioning your career path, you're not broken — you're becoming. In this episode, we unpack the messy middle of career transitions and how to move from confusion to clarity.

Career Clarity Begins in the Messy Middle

If you’re questioning your direction, your job, or your definition of success… you’re not stuck — you’re in the messy middle. In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal explores what this space really means, why it matters, and how to begin finding clarity in the unknown.

Welcome to the Messy Middle — the space between no longer and not yet.

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking:
“I don’t hate my job… but something feels off.”
“I’ve outgrown where I am, but I don’t know where I’m going.”
“I want more, but I don’t know what that means.”

…then this episode is for you.
🎧 Inside, you’ll learn:
• What the Messy Middle actually is (and how to spot it)
• Why clarity often begins right here — in the pause
• 3 steps to shift from confusion to confidence
• Tools to help you reconnect with your natural abilities, values, and vision

Download the free Navigating Career Transitions Workbook

Let this be your permission to stop rushing and start listening — to yourself.
You are not broken. You’re just becoming.

Keywords:
career transitions, stuck after graduation, messy middle, STEM careers, job search mindset, PhD to industry, career clarity, early career advice

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