I Burned My Own Bridge to Freedom
After 15 years at IBM, a layoff during parental leave forced a choice: fear the AI era, or build a life beyond it. This is my digital nomad reinvention story.
The Kitchen Call That Ended My 10-Year IT Career — And Why I Wasn’t Scared
I was on parental leave when a video call ended my 10-year IT career. Here's what I'd quietly been building for 5 years before it came.
For You Still Waiting for ‘Stable Enough’ for Kids
Looking back, "wait until it's stable" is a sentence that can quietly extend itself forever. There's always a slightly more stable version of next year.
Laid Off During Parental Leave? Here’s Why I Wasn’t Afraid
Being offered voluntary retirement while on parental leave doesn't feel like being offered it on a normal workday. I wasn't in "career mode" that morning — I was in "keep these two small humans fed and functioning" mode, tracking elementary school…