What does it mean to live your Soul Purpose

Every one of us carries a quiet inner knowing, a soft pull that guides us toward a life that feels deeply aligned. Some call it intuition, others call it calling. I call it the voice of the soul. When we talk about finding your soul purpose, we’re really talking about remembering who you truly are beneath the noise, expectations, and busyness of everyday life.

Your Soul Purpose Isn’t Something You Chase, It’s Something You Uncover

Many people imagine purpose as a single grand mission, a lightning bolt moment, or a path lined with certainty. In truth, your purpose is often revealed gently, through experiences, healing, and the willingness to listen inward.

It lives in the things that light you up.
It grows in the spaces where you feel most connected.
It shows itself in the ways you naturally help, love, and uplift others.

Your soul purpose is the essence of you, the energy you bring into the world simply by being who you are.

The Journey Begins Within

Finding your soul purpose starts with coming home to yourself. This may look like:

• Pausing long enough to truly feel what your heart is asking for

• Letting go of old stories that were never yours to carry

• Healing past wounds so they transform into strength

• Rediscovering your passions, the ones that feel like nourishment, not obligation

When you create space within, your soul has room to speak.

Your Purpose Is Already There

One of the most comforting truths is that you are never without purpose. Even in moments of doubt, confusion, or stillness, your soul is guiding you. Every challenge, every connection, every chapter has shaped the wisdom you carry today.

Often, people realise their purpose by noticing:

• What feels meaningful

• What brings peace

• What keeps nudging their heart

• What they feel naturally called to share with others

Your soul purpose doesn’t need to be extraordinary in a worldly sense. It becomes extraordinary because it is true.

Alignment Feels Like Freedom

When you begin living your life in alignment with your soul purpose, something shifts. You feel more grounded, more alive, and more open to growth. There is a sense of inner freedom, a peaceful certainty that you’re exactly where you’re meant to be, even if the path ahead is unfolding one step at a time.

That’s the beauty of purpose: it evolves as you do.

Following the Signs

Sometimes the soul whispers. Sometimes it roars. You might recognise your purpose in:

• Synchronicities

• A sudden clarity

• A long-held dream resurfacing

• A deep desire to help or heal

• A knowing that you can no longer ignore

Pay attention. These moments are invitations.

A Conversation That Inspires This Journey

This week on my podcast, I shared a beautiful and deeply insightful conversation with Dr. Jeanne Comeau, a woman who embodies what it means to take a courageous leap inward. After years of success in a corporate career, she felt the unmistakable pull of her soul urging her toward a more aligned path. Her transformation became a powerful example of how purpose can shift, expand, and call us into a life that feels more authentic.

Today, Jeanne supports others by offering astrological blueprints that illuminate their highest purpose and most aligned direction. Her work helps people understand the cosmic patterns that shape their strengths, challenges, and soul-led path.

Listen to our conversation

You Are Here to Grow, Love, and Contribute

At its heart, your soul purpose is about expansion, growing into the fullest, most authentic version of yourself and sharing that truth with the world in your own unique way.

Whether your purpose leads you to nurture others, inspire through creativity, support healing, build community, or simply spread kindness through your presence, it is powerful.

A Gentle Reminder

You don’t have to have everything figured out.
You don’t have to rush.
You don’t have to compare your journey to anyone else’s.

You are already on the path.

Your soul purpose is unfolding with every breath, every intention, every choice that honours who you truly are. Join our Soulful Journeys Online Community for a transformational program - Walking as Soul in Body with Mentor Sharon Fitzmaurice

About Sharon Fitzmaurice

Sharon Fitzmaurice is a Holistic Wellness Coach, Reiki Master Teacher, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and host of The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast, a space that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. She is the author of Someone Please Help Me, So I Did and Awaken Your Wellbeing, and a dedicated advocate for mental health awareness and survivors of childhood abuse. Through her Soulful Journeys Online Community and one-to-one work, she supports others in reconnecting with their inner wisdom, healing their stories, and creating a life rooted in purpose and wellbeing.

Finding our Creative Path

This week on The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Leslie A. Rasmussen, a woman who truly understands what it means to start over and to keep rediscovering herself through the seasons of life.

Leslie’s journey is one of courage, creativity, and reinvention. From writing beloved sitcoms like Roseanne and The Wild Thornberrys in Hollywood, to running her own nutrition business, to becoming a novelist and speaker, Leslie has lived many creative lives - each chapter guided by a deeper sense of curiosity and authenticity.

Leslie’s honesty about how life’s transitions can be both daunting and defining. She began her career wanting to be an actress, but when the industry’s treatment of women dimmed her spark, she chose to pivot rather than lose herself. That decision led her to writing comedy - a space where her voice could flourish without compromise. Later, as a mother, she made another heartfelt shift, training as a nutritionist so she could nurture both her family and her own interests.

And then, as life gently nudged her once more, she returned to her first love - writing. With humility and determination, she began again: reading, learning, researching, and taking baby steps toward a dream that had never truly left her. Today, Leslie is the author of three novels, including her latest, When People Leave (May 2025), a moving exploration of family, forgiveness, and the quiet resilience of women navigating loss.

What I find so inspiring about Leslie’s story is that it reminds us creativity isn’t a straight path - it’s a living, breathing journey that evolves as we do. Every turn, every pause, every new beginning is part of finding the rhythm that feels most true to who we are.

Sometimes we think we’re moving away from our purpose, only to find that we were actually circling closer to it all along. The careers we choose, the roles we play, and the shifts we make are not detours - they are pathways toward self-discovery.

Leslie’s story is a beautiful reflection of how we learn who we are through the choices we make, and how we shine brightest when we align our lives with what we love.

We don’t have to have it all figured out. We just need to listen to the gentle callings of our soul, to the quiet excitement that comes when we do something that feels right, to the creative spark that asks us to begin again, no matter how many times we’ve already started over.

Because, in truth, starting over is not about beginning again from nothing. It’s about beginning again from wisdom.

Sharon Fitzmaurice

Holistic Wellness Coach, Author & Podcast Host

Embrace the beauty of aging

Embracing the Beauty of Aging and the Power of Redefining Womanhood

A heartful conversation on The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast with Ashleigh Tobin on navigating midlife, hormonal transitions, and rediscovering our dreams

There are moments in life when a conversation doesn’t just inspire you - it stirs something deep in your soul. My recent chat with Ashleigh Tobin was one of those moments. Ashleigh, a TEDx and international award-winning speaker, health and mind coach, and fierce advocate for women’s wellbeing, brings together decades of experience and a fresh, unapologetic voice that encourages women to step into their power, especially during life’s hormonal transitions.

With over thirty-five years in nursing, coaching, and holistic health, Ashleigh is a rare blend of science, soul, and storytelling. She has a gift for making complex health issues easy to understand and deeply human - things like perimenopause, menopause, brain fog, stress, and burnout - topics often spoken about in hushed tones or not at all. But Ashleigh brings them to the forefront with humour, clarity, and heartfelt wisdom.

Rediscovering Ourselves Through Life’s Transitions

One of the most resonant parts of our conversation was about the journey of aging - a path often fraught with fear and societal pressure to “stay young.” But what if we’ve been sold the wrong story?

As Ashleigh so beautifully puts it in her TEDx talk, we’ve long heard of the three stages of womanhood: Maiden, Mother, and Crone. But what about the space in between? The vibrant, transformative years where we’re no longer the maiden and not yet ready to wear the crown of crone? She redefines this space with terms that truly resonate: Creative, Enchantress, Sage. These words light something within - they speak of wisdom, passion, and purpose. They invite us to become cycle breakers, women who rewrite the narrative and reclaim their voice.

Listening to the Body, Honouring the Self

We spoke deeply about the importance of reconnecting with our bodies, especially during perimenopause and menopause. This time can feel isolating and confusing if we don’t understand what’s happening within us. But awareness is power - and self-knowledge is liberation.

Ashleigh’s work supports both individuals and organisations, helping people tune in to their inner wisdom and embrace practical tools for wellness. Whether she’s speaking in workplaces or offering personal coaching, her message is always clear: Your wellbeing matters. Your story matters. And now is the time to start listening - not just to the world, but to yourself.

Aging as a Sacred Rite, Not a Shame

Perhaps one of the most powerful truths Ashleigh shared was this: growing older is a privilege. It is not something to be feared or hidden, but something to be honoured and celebrated. As women, we have the opportunity to redefine what it means to age - not as a slow fading away, but as a deepening, a ripening, a blossoming of everything we are meant to be.

We are not just getting older; we are becoming more ourselves.

In a world that often tries to dim women’s light as they age, Ashleigh Tobin’s work is a luminous reminder that we are entering our most powerful chapters. These are the years where we reclaim our dreams, reset our values, and reignite our desires. The Enchantress within us is not a myth - she is real, wise, and waiting for us to notice her.

I’m so grateful for the insightful, soul-nourishing conversation we had. I invite you to explore more of Ashleigh’s work — watch her inspiring TEDx talk here. Let it be a spark that awakens the Enchantress in you.

Sharon Fitzmaurice

Holistic Wellness Coach, Author & Host of The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast