Midlife Edit
You Can Leave Poverty Without Ever Feeling Financially Secure
I grew up poor. There was no imagining that we might live like other people. During the colder months, I slept in a hallway on a cheap cot reinforced with a wooden plank. In the summer, I slept in a dilapidated enclosed patio on a worn-out pullout bed. There were no...
Overconsumption Is Keeping You Stuck in Your Career
When layoffs loom, career uncertainty can send us into overconsumption overdrive. We consume career advice, productivity hacks, self-help books, LinkedIn posts, podcasts, and 60-second videos, hoping the next piece of information will finally tell us what to do....
Can being laid off cause PTSD?
What if getting laid off doesn’t end when you get another job?
The fear of losing everything again. The constant second-guessing. The feeling that one wrong move could put you right back where you started.
Layoffs can leave a psychological imprint that follows you long after the paycheck returns.
I’m unpacking PTSD after a layoff, what it can look like, and how to begin rebuilding your sense of safety, confidence, and possibility after job loss.