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Jen Smith comes on the show to talk about the time her and her colleagues experienced a massive layoff at her former job, a few weeks before she was to give birth. She shares her experience navigating healthcare insurance, how she grew her income with the help of her network, why her body reacted by going into a seizure, and what this experience taught her about her ambition and relationship to work

What You Hear in This Episode:

• The moments lead up to and after Jen's layoff
• How Jen navigated healthcare and income concerns
• Why she feels she went into a seizure and had to stay in the hospital shortly before giving birth
• What ambition, work and rest looks like in her life, and what this experience taught her about forging her own path

Resources:

• The Frugal Friends Podast
• Modern Frugality
• The Layoff Payoff: A Severance Package

*theme music by Donovan Dorrance