For years, work wasn’t just what we did. It became part of who we were.

The titles. The routines. The authority. The paycheck. Being needed. Being the one who had it together.

Then the job changes, layoffs, and career transitions happened—and suddenly we had to confront a much harder question:

Who are you when work stops defining you?

In Episode 2 of The Reset, Prestina, Danielle, and Shannon get into the complicated relationship between career and identity. We talk about what corporate life gave us, what it took from us, what we actually miss, and what parts of our old ambition and identity we’re willing to carry into whatever comes next.

This isn’t a career-advice episode. We’re not giving résumé tips or pretending we have the next chapter figured out.

We’re talking about the part people don’t say out loud:

when you’ve spent years building a professional identity, losing or changing the role can feel like losing part of yourself.

So what do you keep?
What do you release?
And who are you when nobody is impressed by the title anymore?

Three women. One reset. What TF is next?

If this conversation sounds familiar, tell us in the comments:

How much of your identity became tied to what you did for work?

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