I have used changing jobs, going places, etc. to make new starts....and it does work, for a while....I find that times in my life when I am less busy (& could therefore pursue some of my own interests that don't really cost much if anything) the past comes creeping back, usually beginning with dreams, early morning anxiety, and getting stuck in place.
The older I get, the more annoying this is....I often know what would help but just can't quite "get there" for quite a while...(in one of those places now...)