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Who Am I Without the Job? Navigating Friendship When Identity Shifts | The Friendship Project
This episode of The Friendship Project explores the profound emotional shift that occurs when a friend loses their professional identity due to layoffs, burnout, retirement, or career changes. Host Kari Hearn addresses the specific type of grief friends experience when the anchor of their relationship—the shared professional language and routine—vanishes. This guide is essential for women navigating modern friendships where identity is often tied to productivity, offering compassionate strategies for supporting loved ones through this invisible crisis without trying to 'fix' them.
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