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The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
After a career break — whether for parenting, caregiving, health, travel, or burnout recovery — re-entering the workforce can feel like navigating a foreign country whose language you once spoke fluently. In this series, Lucas and Luna dissect the practical and psychological mechanics of that return. Each episode centers on one concrete obstacle: how to reframe resume gaps so hiring managers see depth, not absence; which certifications or freelance projects actually accelerate re-entry; how to…
Episodes
The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-EntryHow a Stay-at-Home Parent Returned as a Compensation Analyst
Episode 172 of The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo explores a career comeback that's rarely discussed: a stay-at-home parent who returned to the…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Stay-at-Home Parent Returned as a UX Researcher
After a six-year gap caring for her twins, Maya Chen returned to work as a UX researcher at a mid-sized tech firm. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Supply Chain Analyst Role
In Episode 170, Lucas and Luna explore a fresh angle on career comebacks: how a stay-at-home parent leveraged a decade of household management into a supply…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Stay-at-Home Parent Returned as a Pricing Analyst
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, we explore how a stay-at-home parent leveraged volunteer work and a simple spreadsheet to land a pricing…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning to Work as a Paralegal After a Career Gap
After a ten-year gap raising her kids, Mary Chen wasn't sure she could go back to the legal field. But a legal assistant certificate, a savvy volunteer…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Corporate Trainer Role
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a seven-year career gap became the foundation for a successful return as a corporate…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning to Work After a Career Gap as a School Speech Therapist
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a stay-at-home parent returned to work as a school-based speech-language pathologist after a six-year gap. They…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Stay-at-Home Mom Returned as a Financial Controller
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the journey of Sarah Mitchell, a former accountant who stepped away from…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Stay-at-Home Parent Returned as an Insurance Underwriter
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Maya, a former insurance claims assistant who stepped away for a decade to…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning to Work as a Data Analyst After a Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a stay-at-home parent returned to the workforce as a data analyst after an…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Six-Figure Financial Analyst Role
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a seven-year career gap became a springboard to a six-figure financial analyst position. They break down the…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Six-Figure HR Role
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Priya, a stay-at-home parent who returned to work after a seven-year gap…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Stay-at-Home Parent Returned as an Executive Assistant
After a six-year career break to raise her kids, Priya returned to the workforce as an executive assistant at a mid-sized tech firm. In this episode, Lucas and…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning to Work as a Compliance Officer After a Gap
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a career break doesn't have to derail a path into compliance. They follow the story of a former banking…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How One Mom Returned as a Recruiter After a Seven-Year Gap
After seven years out of the workforce, Maya Chen returned to her old industry — but not to her old job. Instead of sliding back into her previous role in…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Cybersecurity Analyst Role
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a seven-year career gap became the foundation for a successful return as a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Nurse Returned to the OR After a Decade Off
After eleven years at home raising three kids, Dana Whitmore returned to the operating room as a perioperative nurse. In this episode, Lucas and Luna walk…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Financial Advisor After a Career Gap
After a seven-year break to raise her kids, Priya Sharma worried her finance background was stale. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack her return as a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Stay-at-Home Dad Returned as an Operations Manager
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the story of a stay-at-home dad who returned to the workforce as an operations manager…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Stay-at-Home Parent Returned as a Marketing Analyst
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a specific path back to work: a stay-at-home parent who returned to the workforce as a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Medical Billing Specialist After a Career Gap
Episode 152 of The Comeback Career Podcast. After a seven-year career gap to raise her kids, Priya Sharma returned to work as a medical billing specialist…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Technical Writer After an Eight-Year Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the journey of returning to work as a technical writer after an eight-year career gap…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Speech-Language Pathologist After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the journey of a speech-language pathologist who returned to clinical practice after a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Project Manager After an Eight-Year Career Gap
In episode 149 of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Elena Martinez, a former marketing director who stepped away for eight years…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning to Work as a Librarian After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the journey of a stay-at-home parent who returned to the workforce as a public librarian…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Government Policy Analyst Role
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a career gap can lead to a surprising and rewarding role in government. They follow…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How an HR Coordinator Returned After an Eight-Year Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one parent turned an eight-year career gap into a successful return as an HR…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Product Manager After a Career Gap
This week we follow Maya, a former business analyst who stepped away from her career for five years to raise twins. She returned as a Product Manager at…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a UX Designer After a Career Gap
In this episode, we explore how a four-year career gap led Sarah Chen back into the workforce as a user experience designer. After staying home with her twins…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Supply Chain Manager Role
Maria Rodriguez took a five-year career gap to raise her two young children. When she decided to re-enter the workforce, she didn't expect to land a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How to Return as a Real Estate Agent After a Career Gap
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a parent returning from a six-year career gap successfully launched a career as a real estate agent. They break…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Data Scientist After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how to re-enter the workforce as a data scientist after a career gap. They discuss a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Physical Therapist Returned to Practice After a Five-Year Gap
Jessica, a physical therapist, took a five-year career break to raise her children. When she wanted to return, she faced licensure recertification, outdated…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to Teaching Kindergarten
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the journey of Sofia, a former corporate trainer who returned to the workforce after a seven-year career gap to become…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How One Parent Returned as a Copywriter After a Seven-Year Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a parent with a seven-year career gap successfully re-entered the workforce as a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Financial Analyst After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one parent successfully returned to work as a financial analyst after a four-year…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Customer Success Manager Role
Maya took four years off to raise twins. When she returned to work, she didn't go back to account management — she became a customer success manager at a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How One Parent Pivoted to Cybersecurity After a Career Gap
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how returnship programs are helping parents re-enter the workforce after a career gap, using the story of Sarah Miller…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Registered Nurse Returned to Clinical Practice After a Four-Year Gap
Nearly one in five nurses who left during the pandemic are now trying to come back. But the re-entry path is more structured than most realize. This episode…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Bookkeeper After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one parent returned to the workforce as a bookkeeper after a six-year gap. They…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning to Work as a Paralegal After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a career gap can be turned into a strength when returning to the legal field as a…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How One Parent Returned as a Medical Device Sales Rep After a Gap
Episode 131 of The Comeback Career Podcast explores how a former medical device sales rep returned to the field after a five-year gap. Lucas and Luna break…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Corporate Trainer Role
Episode 130 of The Comeback Career Podcast explores how a three-year career gap can actually strengthen your candidacy for a corporate trainer position. Lucas…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How One Parent Returned as a Project Scheduler After a Career Gap
Lucas and Luna explore the story of Elena Torres, a former construction project coordinator who stepped away from the workforce for six years to care for her…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to a Corporate Communications Role
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a career gap can actually become a strength when returning to corporate…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Salesforce Administrator After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one parent successfully returned to the workforce as a Salesforce administrator…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How One Parent Returned as an HR Generalist After a Gap
Episode 126 of The Comeback Career Podcast: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry. Lucas and Luna explore how a parent with a five-year career gap…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Helped One Parent Return as a Digital Marketing Manager
After a six-year career break raising twins, Sarah Chen returned to the workforce as a Digital Marketing Manager at a mid-sized B2B SaaS company. Lucas and…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How One Parent Returned as a Product Manager After a Career Gap
After an eight-year career gap raising twins, Priya Sharma landed a product management role at a mid-size fintech company. In this episode, Lucas and Luna…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a User Experience Researcher After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, hosts Lucas and Luna explore how one parent returned to the workforce as a User Experience (UX) Researcher…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Compensation Analyst After a Career Gap
Lucas and Luna explore how a stay-at-home parent successfully returned as a compensation analyst, a niche but high-demand role in HR analytics. They walk…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
Returning as a Software Engineer After a Five-Year Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one parent made a successful return to software engineering after a five-year career…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Helped One Parent Return as a Data Analyst
Episode 120 of The Comeback Career Podcast explores how a seven-year career gap became an unexpected advantage for a parent returning as a data analyst. Lucas…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Led to Returning as a Supply Chain Analyst
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a parent re-entered the workforce as a supply chain analyst after a six-year career…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How One Parent Returned as a Pharmacy Technician After a Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the story of a former certified pharmacy technician who stepped away from the field for…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Helped One Parent Return as a Corporate Paralegal
Episode 117 of The Comeback Career Podcast explores how a stay-at-home parent with a legal research background negotiated a return-to-work role as a corporate…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How to Return as a Nonprofit Grant Writer After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a career gap can actually be an advantage when returning as a nonprofit grant…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How to Return as a Medical Writer After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one parent returned as a medical writer after a seven-year career gap. They break…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How to Return as a Freelance Writer After a Career Gap
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a five-year career gap can transform into a successful freelance writing business…
- The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry
How a Career Gap Helped One Parent Return as a Recruiting Coordinator
In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Elena Torres, a former marketing manager who took a seven-year career gap…