{"id":13523,"date":"2025-07-28T16:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/?p=13523"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:58:27","slug":"identity-i-was-my-job-until-i-wasnt-by-mariette-kammerer-the-healingmindmagazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/identity-i-was-my-job-until-i-wasnt-by-mariette-kammerer-the-healingmindmagazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Identity – I Was My Job – Until I Wasn’t – By Mariette Kammerer -The HealingMindMagazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Identity<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u201cI Was My Job\u2014Until I Wasn\u2019t\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For 30 years, I introduced myself as \u201ca lawyer.\u201d It was who I was. I worked 60-hour weeks, skipped vacations, and wore my title like armor. Then I got laid off. Just like that, my title was gone\u2014and with it, my identity.<\/p>\n

The first few months were disorienting. I didn\u2019t know how to answer the question, \u201cWhat do you do?\u201d<\/em> But slowly, I realized I could just say, \u201cHere\u2019s who I am.\u201d<\/em> I started painting again. I began tutoring teens in writing. None of it had a title\u2014but all of it felt like me.<\/p>\n

Advice:<\/strong> You are not your job title. You are what remains when the business card is gone.<\/p>\n

Quote:<\/strong> \u201cDon\u2019t confuse your job with your worth.\u201d \u2013 Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>