Job Loss

Losing our jobs can put our lives in crisis. It’s not just a loss of income: it can be a loss of health care access, a loss of friends and community, a loss of purpose, a loss of pride, and even a loss of identity. It can leave us full of powerful emotions like resentment, anger, shock, and guilt—or even the surprise of relief. Reorienting our lives after a job loss often involves rethinking our expectations and assumptions about who we are and what we are capable of.