Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | Life after sport – how she made the leap to the mental health field

What She Did Next

Are you in a career that has an expiry date? And soon, you’ll have to figure out ‘what’s next’ for you?

This was the case for Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane, who started out as an athlete in the world of swimming, going all the way to the Beijing Olympics representing Papua New Guinea.

But after more than 12 years competing internationally, she retired from the sport in 2015… and has retrained as an accredited counsellor.

Now running her own practice in Brisbane, she’s using her new skills to give back to the sporting world and support her fellow athletes.

In this episode, Anna-Liza talks about how she made her career change into counselling and her best tips for others who might be thinking about a similar move. She also talks about the other role that’s keeping her busy right now, as a guest presenter on ABC TV’s That Pacific Sports Show.

If you’re figuring out your next career move (or a fan of women’s sport!), you’ll love this conversation.

CONNECT WITH ANNA-LIZA

Visit her website: annalizamopiojane.com

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Follow her on YouTube: youtube.com/@Anna-LizaMopio-Jane

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CREDITS

Creator, host and producer: Jacqui Ooi

Production support: Perk Digital

What She Did Next acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which this podcast is made, the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal nation. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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