Teacher-turned-florist proves it's never too late for a career change
By Amelia Walters. ABC Riverland. Tuesday, 14 January.
More than a decade of teaching has taught Natalie Brock a thing or two, but the biggest life lesson has been to "do something you love".
Working as a wellbeing leader meant most days were spent looking after students and staff, until one day she realised she hadn't been looking after herself.
"After the pandemic, I got to a point where I was unhappy doing what I was doing," she says.
"I thought to myself, 'If I'm going to stop teaching and I've got another 10 years of work ahead of me, I want to be doing something that I really love'."