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Midwife Burnout Recovery: Building a Coaching Business Without Quitting Your Job
Episode 23924th February 2026 • NursePreneur Academy • Liam Caswell
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What happens when a high-achieving midwife with 25 years of clinical experience hits burnout, not with a dramatic breaking point, but through a slow, quiet erosion of joy?

In this powerful episode, Morwenna Williams (one of our NPA students) shares her journey from surviving burnout in 2022 to building a thriving midwifery burnout coaching practice while still working in her dream clinical role.

Morwenna opens up about the reality of burnout in healthcare, the exhaustion, disconnection, and feeling stuck in a revolving door she couldn't escape.

But more importantly, she reveals exactly how she healed, what tools actually worked, and how she transformed her lived experience into a purposeful business designed to serve midwives globally.

If you're a nurse or midwife experiencing burnout, feeling stuck in your career, or curious about building a coaching business, this episode is essential listening.

Key Takeaways:

✅ The real signs of burnout (and why it's not always a dramatic breakdown)

✅ Why healing must come before big career decisions

✅ How to give yourself permission to dream and desire again

✅ The exact steps Morwenna took to build her coaching business

✅ What's actually required to transition from clinician to entrepreneur

✅ How to create a sustainable business model while still working clinically

Key Timestamps:

  1. [6:46] - Morwenna's 25-year nursing and midwifery career overview
  2. [9:19] - The reality of burnout in 2022: What it actually looked like
  3. [12:27] - The turning point: Why she hired a burnout coach
  4. [15:39] - How Morwenna defines burnout from lived experience
  5. [20:24] - The 12-week coaching process that changed everything
  6. [26:02] - The "aha moment" at a coaching retreat that sparked her business idea
  7. [30:45] - Why nervous system safety must come before dreaming big
  8. [36:37] - The Rebirth Methodology: A 16-week burnout recovery framework
  9. [40:54] - The biggest surprises about building a business as a clinician
  10. [43:40] - The hardest parts of the entrepreneurial journey
  11. [47:09] - Advice for midwives currently experiencing burnout

Resources Mentioned:

  1. Morwenna's Free Midwifery Burnout Self-Assessment Quiz
  2. Free Burnout Recovery Strategy Call with Morwenna
  3. The Rebirth Blueprint: 16-Week Coaching Program

Connect with Morwenna Williams:

  1. Instagram: @morwennawilliamscoaching
  2. Take the Burnout Quiz

About the Guest:

Morwenna Williams is a registered nurse with 25 years of experience and a registered midwife with 22 years in the field. After experiencing burnout in 2022, she invested heavily in her own recovery through coaching and personal development. Today, she combines her clinical expertise with coaching certification to support midwives through burnout recovery using her evidence-based Rebirth Blueprint methodology, all while continuing to work in her clinical dream job.

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