I’m in a very similar place. I was laid off from my creative director job and suddenly felt like I didn’t know who I was. A lost sense of self was more upsetting than a loss of income. It’s been almost 2 months now and I’m finally starting to rediscover my creativity that I lost in service of cranking out volume in a constant crunch. It’s scary not having an income but I think the time I’m being able to spend rediscovering who I am outside of work, and reprioritizing life will be incredibly valuable in the end. I wish you the best, and thank you for sharing. It’s nice not to feel alone in this journey :)
I am right there, too. It's weird to have time to do things other than work, like, 24/7. Not sure when the industry got so grueling. The hours were always unpredictable, but the volume of work now is unsustainable for most of us. I'm about to hit one month. It's been a rollercoaster of emotion and a sense of loss of identity, but like you I am glad to have the time.
What a lovely perspective! Here’s to this *pause* (albeit unexpected) and soaking up the good stuff. Wishing you the most leisurely of drives to your next yoga class :)
I’m in a very similar place. I was laid off from my creative director job and suddenly felt like I didn’t know who I was. A lost sense of self was more upsetting than a loss of income. It’s been almost 2 months now and I’m finally starting to rediscover my creativity that I lost in service of cranking out volume in a constant crunch. It’s scary not having an income but I think the time I’m being able to spend rediscovering who I am outside of work, and reprioritizing life will be incredibly valuable in the end. I wish you the best, and thank you for sharing. It’s nice not to feel alone in this journey :)
I am right there, too. It's weird to have time to do things other than work, like, 24/7. Not sure when the industry got so grueling. The hours were always unpredictable, but the volume of work now is unsustainable for most of us. I'm about to hit one month. It's been a rollercoaster of emotion and a sense of loss of identity, but like you I am glad to have the time.
What a lovely perspective! Here’s to this *pause* (albeit unexpected) and soaking up the good stuff. Wishing you the most leisurely of drives to your next yoga class :)