🎙️Episode 7: Who Are You When "What Do You Do" Stops Having an Answer?

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Episode 7: Who Are You When "What Do You Do" Stops Having an Answer?

"So, what do you do?" isn't really asking about your paycheck — it's asking who you are. In this episode, I dig into the part of the AI job transition nobody's preparing people for: not the retraining programs, not the safety nets, but the identity crisis sitting underneath all of it.

Research on job loss shows something surprising — most people find identity loss harder to cope with than the financial hit itself. We talk about why occupational identity became so central to how adults construct a sense of self, why this transition feels different from past disruptions, and what actually helps: naming the loss for what it is, rebuilding structure, protecting your social world, and giving yourself permission to sit in the uncertain middle before committing to who's next.

If you're feeling lost right now, that's not a personal failure. It's a documented, researched response to a genuine structural shift.

🔗 Full article & sources: EricaTheFuturist.univer.se

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