I've been let go from a role I dearly loved.

And I'm embarrassed, ashamed and even a bit afraid.

Embarrassed - how will this make me look? How do I "bounce back"? Will I be looked on unfavourably in the future?

Ashamed- "I've lost at least 50 points on the ~worthwhile in society scale~" .

"My working history isn't an accurate representation of my... See more

I still feel the familiar flutter of anxiety every time I'm about to publish something. I still wonder if I'm qualified, if I'm smart enough, if anyone will care. But I'm learning to see those feelings not as stop signs but as information—signals that I'm about to do something vulnerable, something that matters to me, something that might matter to... See more