Julia Williams

Professional Christian Coaching Institute · Sep 1, 2026

For over two decades, Julia Williams lived at full speed. She started on Capitol Hill and eventually became Senior Director of Government Relations for a large nonprofit – the kind of career that looks impressive on paper and feels relentless in real life. Exciting but crazy-making, she calls it now.

When COVID hit and the future of her field looked uncertain, Julia made the decision to retire early. She didn’t have a plan. She just knew she needed out.

What she didn’t expect was how hard the quiet would be.

“I did not enjoy the downtime,” she admits. She was…