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Jacqui Hawkins / Midlife Women’s Empowerment Coach

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✨Midlife Empowerment Coach✨
✨Illuminating the wisdom within, so you can trust what you know, own who you are & radiate your brilliance.✨

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We tried to film a reel to promote our May 2027 retreat. What could possibly go wrong? 😂

A lot, apparently. And just when we thought we’d finally nailed it, we realised our microphones weren’t even on.

Honestly, this is a pretty good introduction to us!

We love a laugh, we don’t take ourselves too seriously, and we know that life doesn’t always have to be so bloody serious.

But we also know how to go deep, have the conversations that matter and create space for women to reconnect with themselves.

That’s what Lit Within: Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom is about.

A retreat where we can do the inner work, explore our feminine wisdom, connect with other women, have some meaningful conversations and, most importantly, have FUN along the way.

Because you can take your personal growth seriously without taking yourself too seriously.

We’re bringing all of that to May 2027, and we can’t wait to share it with you.

Although next time, we might check the microphones first. 😂

✨ Lit Within: Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom Retreat | May 2027

Link in bio. 🤍 by @litwithincoaching

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2 days ago

✨ Investigating death taught me how precious life is✨

And it led me to completely rewrite my own story in midlife.

For over 25 years, I had a fulfilling career in the law.
The final 10 years I served as a Coroner at the Coroners Court of Victoria, investigating thousands of sudden and unexpected deaths.
It was meaningful and deeply human work.
But after years of bearing witness to tragic loss—each case a story left unfinished—one truth kept rising to the surface:
Life is fragile. Time doesn’t wait.
Too many people are going through the motions, not truly living.

I reached a point in my own midlife where I began asking hard, honest questions:
Who am I, beyond my title and responsibilities?
Is this the life I want to keep living?
What do I want for the next chapter?
And I realised that if nothing changes, nothing changes.

That realisation didn’t just sit quietly in the background.
It lit a fire in me.
One that pushed me down a different path.

So I made a courageous choice.
I left the law.
I walked away from a role I loved and had poured my heart into.
Because staying—no matter how meaningful—was starting to dim my light.
I chose me—and stepped into the unknown.

Today, I’m an Empowerment Coach and the founder of Lit Within.
I coach midlife women—leaders, professionals, changemakers—who’ve spent years putting others first, and are now ready to reclaim their energy, identity, and purpose.
Women who are successful, but secretly feel burnt out, disconnected, invisible—or somewhere along the way, they lost sight of who they really are.
I guide them back to the essence of who they’re longing to be.
To rewrite their story.
To come alive again.
Because it’s never too late to choose yourself.
And the second half of life can be your most powerful chapter yet.

#MidlifeLeadership #WomenInLeadership #EmpowermentCoach #CareerChange #MidlifeTransformation #LitWithin #AuthenticLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #PurposeDrivenLife #WomensWellbeing #BurnoutRecovery #ThrivingInMidlife by @litwithincoaching

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✨This is what transformation looks like. ✨

The photo on the left was taken in 2020. It haunts me.

I see a woman who was exhausted, burnt out, deeply stressed, and silently struggling with imposter syndrome and low self-worth. Trauma is written all over my face.

At the time, I was the Deputy State Coroner—at the top of my professional game, working long hours and slowly dying inside. I was successful on paper, but inside I was completely disconnected. I felt lost and deeply unhappy.

Fast forward to 2025—and I almost don’t recognise the woman I was.

Today, I feel empowered, energised, aligned with my values, connected to my inner wisdom, and confident in who I am. I’ve done the deep work. I’ve faced my fears. I’ve rewritten the story I tell myself.

I’m no longer defined by my past—I honour it, but it no longer holds me back. I now live with purpose, peace, and a powerful sense of freedom.

Yes—the change is stark. And real.

This is what doing the work looks like.

If you’re a woman in mid-life who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself, and you’re ready to transform from the inside out—I’d love to help.

I currently have a limited number of 1:1 coaching spots available. DM me or visit my website to book a free 30-minute call.

Let’s reignite that fire within you. 🔥

#LitWithin #TransformationCoach #MidlifeEmpowerment #AuthenticLiving #DoingTheWork #SelfWorth #BurnoutRecovery #InnerWisdom #Leadership #WomensEmpowerment #CoachingForChange #litwithincoaching by @litwithincoaching

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You book a retreat thinking you need a break.

Then you realise how much you’ve been longing to hear yourself again.

When you’ve spent years building a career, raising a family and being the person everyone relies on, your own desires can become harder to hear.

What do I want now?
What gives me energy?
What am I ready to make room for?

That’s why Upekha and I created Lit Within: Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom. 🌿

Seven days in Bali to step out of your everyday responsibilities, reconnect with your body and inner wisdom, and explore what you want your next chapter to feel like.

There’ll be yoga, meditation, meaningful workshops, beautiful rituals and plenty of laughter—with women who understand this season of life.

Our hope is that you leave feeling restored, more connected to yourself and excited about what’s possible—with practical tools to bring that feeling home.

You’re allowed to want this. And you’re allowed to make room for it. 🤍

23–29 May 2027 | Ubud, Bali

Message me “BALI” for the details. I’d love to welcome you.

#baliretreat #womensretreat #midlifewomen #midlifeawakening #litwithin by @litwithincoaching

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✨A week to exhale, reconnect with yourself and feel excited about what comes next. 🤍

Join Upekha and me for Lit Within: Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom retreat.

📍 Ubud, Bali
✨ 23–29 May 2027

Come for the rest, the connection and the space to hear your own wisdom.

Explore the retreat and book your place via the link in bio. by @litwithincoaching

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The older I get, the clearer I become about what matters.

What actually makes my life feel better.

Midlife has taught me that the small things I do consistently have an enormous impact on how I feel, how I think and how I show up in the world.

Getting quiet enough to hear myself.

Moving my body because it makes me feel great.

Making space for rest without feeling guilty.

Staying curious.

Speaking to myself like someone I actually like.

Being useful to other people.

And trusting that I don’t need to have the whole path mapped out to know I’m heading in the right direction.

None of these things are particularly revolutionary.

But together, they’ve changed the way I live.

And perhaps that’s one of the gifts of midlife: You stop trying to live the life you think you’re supposed to want and start getting very intentional about the life you actually want to live.

These are my seven non-negotiables.

What’s one thing that has become completely non-negotiable for you? 🤍

#midlifeawakening #selftrust #getcurious #midlifewomen #litwithin #litwithindianlit #litwithindotcom #litwithintention #litwithintentionineveryflame #litwithintentionrootedinlove #litwithintentions by @litwithincoaching

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🌿Lit Within: Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom🌿

Sometimes you meet someone and the conversation just flows. You share what matters to you, what you’ve learned, and what you’d love to create. Then one day you realise you’re creating it together. ✨

That’s how it feels with Upekha from @shykha_collective and me.

Join us for the Lit Within: Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom Retreat for women who are ready to step away from the noise and hear themselves again.

For six nights and seven days in Ubud, Bali, we’ll make space to slow down, reconnect with your inner wisdom and remember what it feels like to choose yourself.

We would love to share this experience with you. Places are limited, and you can explore the retreat and secure yours #through the link in my bio. 🤍

#litwithin #igniteyourfemininewisdom #baliretreat by @litwithincoaching

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✨Lit Within: Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom Retreat🔥

I’m inviting midlife women to do something that can feel surprisingly difficult: make space for themselves.

Next year, I’m hosting Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom Retreat in Ubud, Bali.

I’ve created six nights and seven days for women who spend so much of their lives thinking, organising, leading and caring for others that they rarely get to hear their own thoughts.

There will be yoga, meditation and workshops. There will also be time to rest, read a book, have a conversation that goes deeper than “How are you?” and notice what comes up when the usual demands fall quiet.

My hope is that every woman leaves feeling more connected to herself, her intuition and what she wants for the next chapter of her life.

If you feel yourself longing for that space, I’d love you to join me.

You can explore the retreat and reserve your place here:
https://lnkd.in/d76mHPZU
Send me a DM or link in bio

https://litwithin.com.au/retreat by @litwithincoaching

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Another beautiful customer, another fabulous blazer moment 🤍 We love seeing you all in Sophie Moran.

Only 2 left 🤍 by @litwithincoaching

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✨This is why I do what I do✨

Throughout my life, I’ve had the privilege of walking beside extraordinary women mentoring them, encouraging them, challenging them and sometimes believing in them before they fully believed in themselves.

Because leadership, to me, has never been about being the most powerful person in the room.

It’s about recognising the power in someone else.

It’s seeing the intelligence, courage, wisdom and possibility within another woman and helping her see it too.

That was true when I worked in law. It was true when I mentored young women like Rach, who recently became a lawyer after years of hard work and sacrifice. And it is still true in every coaching conversation, workshop and retreat I facilitate today.

The setting may have changed, but the purpose hasn’t.

I help women come home to themselves.
To trust what they know.
To recognise the gifts they’ve been overlooking.
To step into the next chapter of their lives with greater clarity, courage and self-belief.

Because when one woman remembers her power, the impact rarely stops with her. She leads differently. She lives differently. And she gives other women permission to do the same.

This is the heart of Lit Within.

Whether through one-to-one coaching or an immersive retreat experience, my work is about illuminating what is already within you, so you can become a light for others.

If you feel called to discover what your own next chapter could hold, send me a message or explore my coaching and retreat offerings through the link in my bio.

When you’re lit from within, your whole life shines. ✨ by @litwithincoaching

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When was the last time you chose YOU? 🤍

Life gets busy. We care for everyone, chase our dreams, and sometimes forget to pause.

Maybe it's time to slow down, reconnect, and find your spark again. ✨

🌿 Lit Within: Ignite Your Feminine Wisdom
6 nights. 7 days. Bali.

A space to breathe, reconnect, and come home to yourself.

Link in bio or DM us for retreat details.

#litwithin #womensretreats #baliretreat #reconnectwithyourself #femininewisdom #comehometoyourself by @litwithincoaching

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✨This photo makes my heart sing. ❤️

Rach was my registrar for four years when I was a coroner. I recognised early just how smart and capable she was, and I told her she needed to make the most of that brilliant brain of hers: go back to university and study law.

And she did.

For six years, Rach worked full-time while studying part-time. Now, at just 30 years old, she has two degrees, and today, was admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

I could not be prouder.

Rach isn’t the first person I’ve mentored and encouraged to pursue something bigger, and she won’t be the last. Helping people recognise their potential and believe in what they’re capable of has always been one of the greatest privileges of my work.

And although I no longer practise law, I was absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured to move her admission today.

Congratulations, Rach. I’ll always be your work mum, and I’m so proud of everything you’ve sacrificed and worked for to achieve this goal.

Now go and smash it. ⚖️✨ by @litwithincoaching

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