In the corporate world, we are taught to value speed, logic, and constant movement, but there is a specific season in every major life transition, whether it’s a career pivot, a divorce, or a spiritual crisis, where the old maps no longer work. At Mother Elephant, I call this stage ‘The Belly of the Whale’. It is a 15-stage cycle of growth where you have left the ‘Known World’, but haven’t yet reached the ‘New’. If you are currently in this liminal space, you’ll likely recogn