After getting laid off just before the New Year—through a message on Google Chat—I was left discouraged and heartbroken. But in the stillness that followed, something unexpected happened: I started creating again. What began as a release turned into a reset. This is how losing my job helped me reconnect with the part of myself I’d buried under busyness—and how I’m now rebuilding, one creative step at a time. Continue reading How Getting Laid Off Rekindled My Creativity