The Layoff Cooties-It's Them Not You: From Rejection to Redirection and Finding Your Ripple Effect Again

Have you ever arrived at work one morning, confident in your success, only to have everything taken away in a five-minute meeting? Are you grappling with the sudden silence of colleagues who once filled your daily life? You're not alone. Layoffs don't just cost a paycheck; they upend our sense of purpose and belonging, leaving behind sleepless nights, a loss of identity, and the mysterious "layoff cooties"-that strange, isolating phenomenon when former colleagues pull away as if rejection w...