Episode 37

Shut Down, Not Shaken Part 17 (Rediscovering Your Career Streams Through RIASEC & Childhood Play)

Published on: 19th October, 2025

Cristin invites professionals in transition to use this season as a moment for career rediscovery.

Through the lens of the RIASEC framework, a career development model created by psychologist John L. Holland, Cristin explores how our natural interests and childhood play patterns can reveal the kind of work that brings us energy, joy, and alignment.

She shares the six RIASEC types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional, and connects each one to the ways we played and explored as children. From building and creating to teaching, organizing, or problem-solving, our early curiosity offers powerful clues about what still drives us today.

Reflection Questions

How did I like to play as a child, and what does that reveal about how I’m wired to work and create?

Which RIASEC types best describe me today, and which have I ignored or suppressed?

How can I use this transition period to explore careers or projects that match my natural interests?

What would it look like to build a life that aligns with how I’m designed to play, not just how I’ve been trained to work?

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About the Podcast

At Ease: For Colored Girls Who Fled Corporate When Six Figures Wasn't Enough
At Ease is a podcast for black women who have decided to trade hustling for fuller, bolder lives. Whether you quietly quit, took a leap of faith, pursued passion over a paycheck, or are building a side hustle, join Coach Cristin as we redefine success by re-shaping our minds. Cristin combines her lived experience and thought work to help women reconnect with their bodies, combat burnout, and build businesses.

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Cristin Babb

Cristin is a certified professional coach, dynamic speaker, and international
presenter. As Founder of Cristin and Co., a boutique consulting and
coaching firm that leverages HR Solutions, Team Management, and Leadership
Coaching to help business owners build diverse teams and opt out of hustle culture. Some of her previous clients include Jelani Travel, Stephanie Dodier (Going Beyond the Food Academy), and Jefferson University College of Population Health.

When she’s not consulting or coaching, Cristin can be found at the playground
with her twin boys or traveling either solo or with a group of friends.

After earning her undergraduate degree in Marketing from Hampton University,
Cristin received an MPA from Old Dominion University. As a lifelong learner, she
has gone on to become a certified mediator and coach and most recently earned
a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from the
The University of Southern Florida. As a multi-passionate entrepreneur, she has led
workshops with hundreds of women and teens in Trinidad and Tobago and Cape
Town, South Africa.