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I lost my job / I am unemployedWays to navigate an unexpected break in your careerSwitch to this path
I feel like I became my workSelectedFor when identity and productivity have gotten tangled up.Reading this path
I am burned outDiving into ways to recover when you're feeling drainedSwitch to this path
I need better boundariesA path into standards, limits, and what you stop accepting.Switch to this path
I rely too much on external validationFor building a steadier sense of enoughness from the inside.Switch to this path
I am heartbrokenStart here when love has ended or changed shape.Switch to this path
I keep ignoring dating red flagsA route through old patterns, mixed signals, and standards.Switch to this path
I am grievingEssays about memory, mortality, and navigating lossSwitch to this path
I am trying to figure out my purposeFor questions about meaning, direction, and becoming.Switch to this path
I want to understand the origin of this writingEarly essays that show where the blog beganSwitch to this path

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February 14, 2022Work, Ambition & Unemployment4 min read

When You Become Your Work

It's been 6 weeks since being laid off, and it's been quite the emotional roller coaster. I wanted to follow up from my last post to give an update and share some…

January 14, 2021Work, Ambition & Unemployment7 min read

Work-Life Balance.

2020 brought a lot of lessons, with one being the importance of maintaining a proper work-life balance. Those of us who were fortunate enough to keep our jobs during…

June 15, 2022Work, Ambition & Unemployment4 min read

This Blog Cost Me A Job

So this is something that I debated on writing about... but I feel like it would be an injustice not to highlight the issues with what happened. This blog cost me a job…

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