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Job Loss After 50: 1.2 Million Laid Off, 40% Face Depression: The Real Cost of Identity Death
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Job Loss After 50: 1.2 Million Laid Off, 40% Face Depression: The Real Cost of Identity Death

February 6, 2026February 5, 2026

I was reading the news this morning, and it struck me just how much of the conversation around layoffs is about numbers. Big, loud numbers. Layoff percentages, stock […]

The Lie We Tell Ourselves: 'I'll Have Something By Then'
Job Loss After 50

The Lie We Tell Ourselves: 'I'll Have Something By Then'

February 2, 2026February 1, 2026

There's a particular form of magical thinking that kicks in the moment we lose our jobs. We do the math on our severance or savings, divide by monthly […]

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