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The ground can vanish overnight—a layoff, a closure, a firing—and what floods in isn’t clarity, it’s noise. 

We open this mini-series on unwanted job change by giving you something stronger than pep talks: permission to feel, language for what’s happening inside, and two practical tools that bring your nervous system back within reach.

We start where most advice skips ahead—naming the messy middle. Anger, jealousy, fear, and grief are not character flaws; they’re signals. You’ll learn how to catch the “why me?” and “it’s not fair” loops without shaming yourself, and why those comparisons feel like quicksand. 

What to do?

We walk you through a five‑minute venting journal that contains the storm without letting it run your day, and a simple 4‑4‑4 breath with hand over heart that downshifts your stress response so you can think again. No complex routines, no jargon—just small, repeatable steps that help you move from shock to steadier ground.

Along the way, we talk about the difference between thoughts and feelings, how a more precise emotions vocabulary unlocks better decisions, and why processing discomfort beats white‑knuckling it. 

Whether you’re a midlife professional facing a layoff or an entrepreneur blindsided by a client loss, these practices help you reclaim attention, protect relationships, and choose the next right action. 

Resource: Grab the free Story Cycle with an emotions wheel to support this work, and keep this episode handy for the days that feel heavier than the rest.

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