The Next Step

Finding a Way Forward After Job Loss

Dawn R. Norris, Ph.D.

But This Job Isn’t Me!

What's a hidden reason that underemployment can be as bad for mental health as being completely unemployed?

Keeping Your Job, Losing Your Identity

What if others tell you that you’re not the employee you think you are?

Robot Workers: Destroying Civilization or Making Us Happy?

What good could possibly come from robots taking over most jobs?

Will A Robot Take Your Job?

Can you be replaced by technology?

If Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number, Why Didn’t You Hire Me?

It’s not your imagination—workplace age discrimination is real.

My Fifties, My Sixties...My Super New Job!

Can being an older job seeker actually help recharge your job search?

Out of Work...at My Age

Are there ways to think about age that help us get through unemployment?

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes….

The “four V’s” of identity change

Maybe If I Was Younger...

Adopting age stereotypes into our identities can lead to work-related problems.

Jingle Blues

The money and the message...

Make Identity Great Again

Did working-class identity loss help Trump win?

Watch Your Language and Give Me Back My Control!

No, it’s not about your two-year-old; it’s about the “unemployed” identity.

I'm Not Really Unemployed! (Am I?)

Being out of work can make identity confusing.

Should I Call Myself Unemployed?

Do you avoid calling yourself unemployed? That may be for good reason...

Your Identity After Losing a Job

I've lost my job. Now who am I?