Hello! My name is Jen and I’m so glad you’re here. As I mentioned on the homepage, I’ve been laid off three times in the past seven years and observed mass layoffs at every company I’ve worked for since 2011. I’m here to lovingly remind you, you are not the problem.

My most recent experience with being laid off significantly altered the course of my life, and I'm grateful to have the opportunity to share a bit of that journey with you here. To provide some background, I was recruited for a position, and just nine months later, I found myself among 25 others being laid off. To make matters even more frustrating, throughout those nine months, we were regularly assured in town hall meetings that the business was doing well, despite the national financial uncertainty.  

In response to the layoff, I quickly donned my optimism mask thinking it would protect me and swiftly take me to my next great adventure. As a single income household, I had a lot resting on my shoulders and didn’t have the safety net of savings to fall back on—I was still paying off debts from poor financial choices I made in my 20’s.  

It wasn’t long before the facade of optimism was torn away, exposing parts of myself I had skillfully concealed for years. This layoff became the catalyst for confronting emotions—anger, grief, and sadness—that I had repressed for decades. Many days found me curled up on my living room floor, grappling with financial uncertainty and the pain of my dad’s passing and a divorce from years ago that I had meticulously avoided facing until now. My heart was breaking open and fuck, it was painful. 

Throughout this journey of apparent loss, I was reminded of the true abundance in my life. I embraced forgiveness, love, and acceptance more deeply. I allowed myself to ask for and receive emotional support from family, friends and neighbors. This time also brought clarity to my values, guiding me towards my next job and establishing a stronger foundation for my life's purpose. 

During the three months of unemployment, I dedicated considerable effort to growing through and leveling up from that situation, and I didn't navigate it alone. Despite often feeling incredibly isolated, I also knew that my support system was a phone call, a drive or a few doors away. 

My layoff support system consisted of Mother Nature, God, my life coach, my mom and brother, cat, friends, neighbors (one of which was also laid off ♡), former colleagues who were also experiencing the layoff, and every version of me that has ever felt unseen, unlovable, unworthy, rejected and unsafe. They all played a part in lifting me up during that challenging time. 

It would be an honor to be a part of your layoff support system, remind you of your inherent greatness, and help you see just beyond the trees.  

You are enough. You are supported. You will get through this.